South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (M. S. Temple) extremely fine £300-£400

M. S. Temple served aboard the P & O ferry Norland during the Falklands War. Originally a cargo and passenger vessel operating between Kingston upon Hull and Rotterdam, she was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence for use as a troopship in the Task Force. Anchoring in San Carlos Water to facilitate the amphibious landing of nine hundred Commandos and Paratroopers, Norland was fortunate to escape repeated low-level attacks by fighter aircraft of the Argentine Air Force. These events have been recently detailed by author Warren Fitzgerald in his book All in the Same Boat: The Untold Story of the British Ferry Crew Who Helped Win the Falklands War, offering a very personal insight into the lives of the volunteer crew at this time.