A well-documented Belgian group of eight awarded to 'Action and Intelligence Agent' Adjutant...

A well-documented Belgian group of eight awarded to ‘Action and Intelligence Agent’ Adjutant R. E. M. Mottiaux, a decorated Aviator of the Great War who served with the Resistance Movement during the Second World War, was captured, and died in captivity whilst incarcerated at the infamous Flossenburg Concentration Camp on 7 April 1945 Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Chevalier’s badge, silver and enamel, French issue, with ‘L’ silver palm on riband; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, with bronze ‘A’ palm on riband; Croix de Guerre, L.III.R., bronze, with bronze ‘L’ palm on riband; Commemorative Medal for the Great War, bronze, with two bars; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Commemorative Medal for the Second World War, with 'Lighting Bolts' and 'Crossed Sabres' riband devices; Resistance Medal 1940-45; Political Prisoners Cross 1940-45, silvered and enamel, with silver 2 Star clasp, all unnamed as issued, good very fine and better (8) £300-£400 --- Roger Ernest Marie Mottiaux was born in Belgium on 7 April 1891 and served during the Great War in the Belgian Aviation Corps, being awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm ‘[f]or courage and dedication he has shown throughout his long presence at the front.’ He served during the Second World War as an Action and Intelligence Agent in the Resistance Movement from 1 July 1943, and was appointed Adjutant on 8 June 1944. Arrested and deported to Germany, he was incarcerated at the Flossenburg Concentration Camp, and died in captivity on 7 April 1945. For his services he was posthumously awarded the Belgian Order of Leopold II and the Croix de Guerre, the joint citation stating: ‘Although the father of several children, he put himself at the disposal of the intelligence and action service as early as 1943 and thereafter fulfilled all of the perilous missions that were entrusted to him.’ Sold with the following archive of original named and dated award documents: i) the recipient’s award document in French with citation for the Posthumous awards of Order of Leopold II and the Croix de Guerre, dated 16 September 1946; ii) award document in French with citation awarding the Great War Croix de Guerre with Palm to the recipient as a member of the ‘Aeronautique Militaire, dated 2 September 1922; iii) award document for the Posthumous award of the Resistance Medal in French, undated; iv) award document in French for the Posthumous award of the Political Prisoners Cross with 2 x silver stars clasp, dated 3 August 1949; v) brevet in French awarding the Great War Allied Victory Medal to the recipient as a member of the ‘Aviation Militaire’, dated 31 August 1919; vi) award document in French for the Posthumous award of the Second World War Commemorative Medal 1940-45 with ‘Eclaires Croisses’, dated 4 October 1946; vii) brevet document ‘Lettre D'Avis’ in French confirming the recipient to be an Action and Intelligence Agent with effect from 1 July 1943, dated 15 September 1950; viii) brevet document ‘Lettre D'Avis’ in French confirming the recipient to hold rank of Adjutant (Warrant Officer Class II) in the Action and Intelligence Network with effect from 8 June 1944, dated 4 October 1946.