Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Lance Corporal P. T. Carroll, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, a veteran of the Battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge and a long time member of the Red Devils Parachute Team - with over 1,000 skydives to his name he was the recipient of a covetted Golden Lanyard

General service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24221250 Pte., Para); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24221250 L/Cpl, Para); Jubilee 2002; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (24221250 Pte., Para); together with a copy Jubilee 1977 Medal, minor edge bruise to first, otherwise extremely fine (5) £2000-2500

Sold with recipient’s Golden Lanyard, which was awarded on completion of 1,000 sky dives with the Red Devils Parachute Team; 376 Platoon, Parachute Regiment passing out day programme, dated 14 Juy 1972, which includes Carroll’s name in the list of qualified Parachute soldiers; Pegusus Journal, dated December 1984, which includes two photographs of recipient; several copied photographs of recipient, including in Northern Ireland and the Falklands.

A summary of Carrol’s army career prepared by the recipient is also included with the lot, from which the following information is taken:

Peter Carroll enlisted at Scotland Yard on 2 September 1970. He did six tours of Northern Ireland, comprising, Operation Motorman, 1972 (Turf Lodge, West Belfast); 1973 (Portadown and Armagh City); 1974 (South Armagh, Forkhill and Crossmaglen); 1976-77 (Ballymurphy, West Belfast); 1978 (South Armagh); 1984-85 (Crossmaglen, South Armagh). During the Falklands War he was present at the Battles of Goose Green and Wireless Ridge with 2 Para and was discharged from the army in December 1986.

He states: ‘I served most of my time either in 2 Para or the Vigilant Platoon, Anti Tank Guided Weapons, the forerunner of MILAN, both in ‘X’ and ‘Y’ Platoons. 16 Para Brigade had only two anti-tank missile platoons. After my time in 1 Para, in 1978 I transferred to the Red Devils Parachute Team, I had been skydiving since 1972. My first tour with them lasted three years, I then returned to 2 Para in 1981. I then went back to the team in 1985 until I left in 1986. During my time with the team I had over 1,000 skydives and was awarded the Golden Lanyard, worn on the opposite side to your Battalion Lanyard on your number two’s dress uniform.’