British (Canadian) WWI, Royal Flying Corps Aviator's Silver Identity Disc
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $175.00

Original period manufacture. Private purchase, silver proofed identity disc, with a nicely engraved rendition of the Royal Flying Corps wing on the obverse. Engraved below is J.A. Longley, Vancouver B.C.. On the reverse can be seen several silver proofs along with a period inscription, "To Gracie with Love, Aug. 4th 1918". James Alfred Longley was born in 1899, and was 18 years, 7 months old when he attested for the Royal Flying Corps in Canada, as an Aviator Cadet, 5 October 1917. He received his Great Britain Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate, as a 2nd Lieutenant in the R.A.F. on 7 June 1918. I couldn't find too much else on him, but this should be a good basis for further research. A very nice quality disc, measuring 40 mm in length.