Lot Archive

Lot

№ 888

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13 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£310

Pair: Lance-Bombardier R. K. Osborne, Royal Artillery

General Service 1962, 4 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, South Arabia, Northern Ireland (23786744 Gnr., R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23786744 L. Bdr., R.A.) extremely fine (2) £260-300

Robert Keith Osborne enlisted into the Royal Artillery at Lincoln on 16 June 1960. He served overseas in Kuwait, July-October 1961; Aden, October-November 1961; Singapore, November 1962-December 1964; Borneo, Dcember 1964-May 1965; Singapore, May-September 1965; Bahrain, February-August 1966; Singapore, May 1968-February 1970; Italy, April-May 1974; Malta/Italy, May-June 1975; B.A.O.R., April-July 1976; Canada, July-August 1975; B.A.O.R., August 1976-February 1977; and Northern Ireland, February-June 1977. He was discharged on 3 April 1978 on the reduction in the establishment of his corps. Sold with copied Certificate of Service.