Something a bit different.
This chess set once belonged to battle of britain pilot James Harry Lacey also known as ginger Lacey.This was purchased roughly 1950 when the contents of the house he had lived in in Wetherby were sold .Since then it has remained with the family who purchased it and has now been passed on to me by my uncle.
On top of the box is the now faint signature of James and RAF S ldr (squadron leader)
One of "The Few", Lacey downed at least 28 enemy planes during World War Two and was a rare example of someone who served in the RAF on both the first and final day of the war.
Due to both skill and luck, in his own words, he survived nine crash landings and famously shot down a German plane that had just bombed Buckingham Palace.
Lots more info in this wikipedia article https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harry_Lacey
This chess set once belonged to battle of britain pilot James Harry Lacey also known as ginger Lacey.This was purchased roughly 1950 when the contents of the house he had lived in in Wetherby were sold .Since then it has remained with the family who purchased it and has now been passed on to me by my uncle.
On top of the box is the now faint signature of James and RAF S ldr (squadron leader)
One of "The Few", Lacey downed at least 28 enemy planes during World War Two and was a rare example of someone who served in the RAF on both the first and final day of the war.
Due to both skill and luck, in his own words, he survived nine crash landings and famously shot down a German plane that had just bombed Buckingham Palace.
Lots more info in this wikipedia article https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harry_Lacey
