SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS
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SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, with rosette (B. R. C. Layfield), with related miniature dress medal and Secretary of State
forwarding slip, good very fine (2) £300-350
Layfield is believed to have served in the Canberra.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, with rosette (24558098 Gdsm W Dunlop SG) extremely fine £800-900
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SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, with rosette (Lt Cdr J R B Bullock RN 826 Sqdn.) good very fine and rare £2000-2500
In addition to carrying out hazardous “screening” work, the Sea Kings of No. 826 Squadron, operating from H.M.S. Hermes and the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Austin, flew supply missions, on one occasion delivering an S.A.S. team to Darwin; so, too, did the
squadron’s helicopters carry out rescue work, not least in pulling to safety survivors from H.M.S. Coventry.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, with rosette (MA K S McCarry D184458W NP 1710) nearly extremely fine £550-650
Medical Assistant K. S. McCarry served with Naval Party 1710 aboard the S.S. Canberra.
The S.S. Canberra was requisitioned by the M.O.D. for use as a troopship after the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982.
Nicknamed the Great White Whale, the Canberra proved vital in transporting the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines to the islands
more than 9,000 miles from the UK. Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on 21 May as part of the landings by British forces to
retake the islands. Although her size and white colour made her an unmissable target for the Argentine Air Force, the Canberra, if sunk,
would not have been completely submerged in the shallow waters at San Carlos. However, the liner was not badly hit during the
landings as the Argentine pilots tended to attack the Royal Navy frigates and destroyers instead of the supply and troop ships. After the
war, Argentine pilots claimed they were told not to hit the Canberra, as they mistook her for a Hospital Ship. When the war ended the
Canberra was used to repatriate captured Argentine soldiers, before returning to Southampton to a rapturous welcome. After a lengthy
refit, Canberra returned to civilian service as a cruise ship, before finally being withdrawn from service in 1997.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, with rosette (MEM(M)2 A W Archer D191654F HMS Antrim) with original named card box of
issue, nearly extremely fine £550-650
H.M.S. Antrim, a County Class Guided Missile Destroyer, was commanded by Captain B. G. Young, D.S.O. As part of the advance-
guard sent South, she played a prominent role in the recapture of South Georgia and assisted in the movement of S.A.S. troops.
Between 20-21 May she led the Naval Forces in the Falkland Sound during the amphibious landings. At this time she was hit by a
1000lb bomb delivered by a Dagger fighter-bomber. The bomb struck the flight deck, gashed two missiles in the magazine and came to
rest in the Seaman’s After Heads, without exploding. In further attacks by Daggers she was sprayed with 30mm. shells causing two
serious casualties. After 10 fraught hours the unexploded bomb was dealt with by C.P.O. Michael Fellows of the Fleet Clearance Diving
Team; an action that was to earn him the D.S.C. As a result of the damage sustained the Antrim reverted to escort duties for the
remainder of the campaign.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, with rosette (R02(G) M J Woodley D178134Y HMS. Hermes) with original named card box of
issue, extremely fine £550-650
Sold with identity card and simplified Geneva Prisoner of War Convention rules.
In company with H.M.S. Invincible, the 28,000-ton aircraft carrier Hermes, commanded by Captain L. E. Middleton, D.S.O., shared in
the provision of almost all the air power of the campaign, her operational capacity amounting to 15 Sea Harriers and six Harrier GR3’s,
in addition to assorted helicopter types. She was the flagship of Rear-Admiral “Sandy” Woodward.
273
IRAQ 2003, no clasp (25183622 Fus G A A Mullen RRF) nearly extremely fine £100-140
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