A post-War B.E.M. group of four awarded to Colour-Sergeant J. A. Beazley, Royal Marines

British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (C/Sgt. John A. Beazley, RM19740) edge prepared prior to naming;; Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., 2 clasps, Malaya, Brunei (RM. 9373 J. A. Beazley. Mne. R.M.); General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (RM. 19740 J. A. Beazley. Sgt. R.M.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (RM. 19740 Sgt. J. A. Beazley. R.M.) good very fine (4) £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

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B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1973.

John Andrew ‘Jan’ Beazley was born at Hornsea, London, on 16 April 1931, and joined the Royal Marines on 4 July 1949. He served with 40 Commando from September 1950 to January 1953, including service in Malaya. He was discharged to shore in July 1956 in order to to enrol in the Royal Fleet Reserve for the purposes of completing his short service engagement, and re-engaged on 13 September 1960. He was borne in H.M.S. Tiger for the Brunei operations of December 1962, and the subsequent Borneo operations. He afterwards spent time with the Amphibious Training Unit R.M. Poole, being promoted to Sergeant in October 1963. He joined 42 Commando in January 1965, taking part in the operations in the Malay Peninsula. The remainder of his service was with the Amphibious Training Unit at Poole apart from a period from September 1970 to October 1971, when, now a Colour-Sergeant, he was aboard H.M.S. Intrepid for operation Burlap, providing relief support during the East Pakistan flood disaster. He returned to ATURM Poole in October 1971 before his final posting to the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone in July 1973, from where he was discharged to pension on 12 September 1975. Sold with original Certificates of Service, with small photograph of the recipient, which confirm all clasps and L.S. & G.C. medal which was presented on 13 September 1968.