Squadron Leader Marmaduke Thomas St. John "Pat" Pattle, DFC & bar, (3 July 1914 – 20 April 1941) was a South African born World War II Flying ace for the RAF. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaduke_Pattle The best on-line biography of Pattle: http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_pattle.htm
A couple more (the quality of the pictures, including fading and bleaching, reflect the quality of the originals and not the scans)
Always been fascinated with Pattle, particularly his consummate skill in the Glad and his involvement in the Greek campaign. Third photo of the first batch - "these six were responsible for downing more than 100 enemy aircraft" or words to that effect. Wow. Looks like a Glad wheel and tyre in front of Sgt Gregory's boot! Little view of a Bombay in the second batch and what must have been a moving ceremony - Pattle's father receiving his son's DFC.
