WW1 1914/15 Trio Officers WIA Later RFC Inter War Armoured Car Commander.WW2 Group Captain

WW1 CHESHIRE REGIMENT OFFICER W.I.A., later CAPTAIN ROYAL FLYING CORPS.  MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES for 1st & 2nd WORLD WARS. Ended up as a GROUP CAPTAIN.

1914/15 Star Lieut. T.S Ivens. British War Medal 1914-19. Capt. TS Ivens. Victory Medal with Mentioned in Dispatches TS Ivens. Coronation Medal. Croix De Guerre with Star, unconfirmed.

Medals are in VERY GOOD condition. Mounted court style as worn, on green rear backing with Horizontal pin and working catch assembly.  With the Medals comes a HUGE amount of RESEARCH.  A lot of copied London Gazettes, mic, photos, etc.

A very well researched group, to a very interesting Officer who achieved a lot in two world wars, with an impressive record of service. He later COMMANDED ARMOURED CAR COMPANY IN IRAQ between Wars, ending up as a GROUP CAPTAIN.

Thomas Stanley Ivens born 15th June 1892 in Haynes Park, Bedford. He enlisted in the ARMY on the 15th October 1906, AGED 14 YEARS OLD  in THE IRISH GUARDS serving in the Ranks for 7 Years, reaching the Rank of Lance Sergeant. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Bn The Cheshire Regiment on the 15th September 1914. Then Temporary Lieutenant 23rd October to 4th December 1914. 
A Medical Board report (held on 22nd May 1915) recorded he was suffering from “SHOCK “. “ A result of being blown up in a house hit by a shell, causing “ Severe Shock”.  After 9 Days in the Trenches he COLLAPSED- has now nearly recovered".

Serving in the 3rd Bn CHESHIRE REGIMENT he went on to serve in THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS from 22nd September 1915, becoming a CAPTAIN RFC.

MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES (London Gazetted 3rd June 1919)

APPOINTED WING COMMANDER from 11th February 1937. The 1938 RAF list shows him Commanding No 1 ARMOURED CAR COMPANY IN IRAQ.

Recommended for C.B.E. In the New Years Honours List 1941

Non-operational Commands (Flying Training Command)  recorded that “ Group Captain, Thomas Stanley Ivens. This Officer has shown CONSPICUOUS ABILITY and DEVOTION TO DUTY as a Commanding Officer of this school with the result that he has bought his unit up to a very high standard  of efficiency.” 

This C.B.E. Was downgraded to an MENTIONED IN  DISPATCHES (London Gazette 1st January 1941)  PROMOTED to GROUP CAPTAIN on 1st April 1942. RETIRED 20th May1946.