Bradfieldian Mark Taylor (F 77-82) once again highlighted an auction sale which may be of interest to the Bradfieldian community. The sale is of an RAF uniform belonging to fellow Bradfieldian and former College Warden Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod (1905-1910) on Wednesday 23 November 2022 at 10am through auction house Dominic Winter Auctioneers.

From the Saleroom website before the auction, the item had bids up to £700. There was swift online bidding for the lot and it quickly sailed past £1600 from interested bidders and finally closed at £3000 to the highest bidder.

The item sold a WWII RAF uniform belonging to Air Chief Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod, GBE, KCB, MC, DFC (1891-1965), blue cloth with RAF cloth brevet, medal ribbons representing a long and distinguished career, brass buttons and rank stripes to cuffs, 78 cm long with trousers and RAF museum card labels inscribed 'Jacket, No 1 Dress, B/G Officers, Pre 1953 (Garrod), 78/U/132, the same collection number stitched to the lining.

NOTE:

Air Chief Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod, GBE, KCB, MC, DFC (1891-1965) was educated at Bradfield College, Berkshire and University College, Oxford, he served during WWI with the Leicestershire Regiment and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915. He was given the temporary rank of Major in the RAF in April 1918 and held a number of different posts throughout the 1920/30s including Deputy Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry in 1934 and Air Officer Commanding the Armament Group in 1937. He served throughout WWII holding a number of senior positions including RAF Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean and Middle East.

More details on the item from their website: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/dominic-winter-book-auctions/catalogue-id-srdom10205/lot-9a2ff87d-209e-4778-aeee-af4300e59c30