5th Dec, 2025 11:00
Medals, Militaria & Country Pursuits
Sold for £4,800
Flight Lieutenant Edward "Ted" Costick, an Elizabeth II R.A.F. Gallantry group of three medals to include The Queen's Gallantry Medal, FLT. LT. EDWARD H. COSTICK (582668) R.A.F., General Service Medal (1962-2007) with Malay Peninsula clasp, FLT. LT. E.M. COSTICK. R.A.F. and Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 582668 CH. TECH. E.H. COSTICK. R.A.F., together with the miniature examples, a Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal with miniature example in original case, an album of related photographs and ephemera to include a letter regarding the Investiture G on Central Chancery Of The Orders Of Knighthood headed paper dated 24th June 1975, letters of congratulations for the awarding of the QGM from Brynmor John on Ministry of Defence headed paper and Air Sir John Aiken, KCB, RAF etc. and a copy of the Independant dated Monday 19th October 2015 with contains Edwards obituary on page 49.
Flight Lieutenant Edward Harold COSTICK (582668), Royal Air Force. In May 1972, Flight Lieutenant Costick was posted to Royal Air Force Akrotiri as Officer in Charge of the Explosives Servicing Flight of the Weapons Engineering Squadron. He was given the secondary duty of Officer in Charge of Explosive Ordnance Disposal at Royal Air Force Akrotiri, with responsibilities throughout the island if required. After the Turkish air attacks in Northern Cyprus, Flight Lieutenant Costick and his two bomb disposal teams were called upon for many Explosive Ordnance Disposal tasks. Two of these in particular exemplify the diverse and hazardous nature of the work. In the first, Flight Lieutenant Costick was called into Famagusta to deal with two large unexploded bombs. One was located in mud under a church, another on the 6th floor of a large hotel. The first bomb in mud had to be "dealt with by feel alone" and could have been in a dangerous state. Flight Lieutenant Costick was undeterred by the danger and quickly cleared the bomb for safe removal. The second bomb, lying precariously across two beds in the hotel, was fused and in a highly dangerous state. Regardless of the risk to his life he began to extract the fuse. Although he is fully trained in Explosive Ordnance Disposal techniques he was not familiar with the type of fuse on this bomb. Nevertheless by skill and brilliant improvisation he safely extracted the fuse of the bomb in a calm and efficient manner and thus prevented considerable extra damage to property and danger to personnel.
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