A ‘Northern Ireland’ B.E.M. awarded to Sergeant M. New, Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (24400077 Sgt. Malcolm New. RWF) nearly extremely fine £500-£700

B.E.M. London Gazette 15 May 1990.

Malcolm New, from Llandudno, served for 18 years with the Army rising to Staff Sergeant with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He is reported by the B.B.C. to ‘have excelled in intelligence work during his tours in Northern Ireland between 1979 and 1994’ and on receiving the British Empire Medal in 1990, he was praised for ‘outstanding leadership’ and his commanding officer said he ‘really gets to grips with the terrorists’. During his highly public post traumatic stress disorder inquiry, New’s barrister, Stephen Irwin Q.C., stated, ‘Malcolm served five tours of Northern Ireland and witnessed a whole series of traumatic events - bombings (and) shootings of close colleagues.’