Orders, Decorations and Medals

South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (MEM(M)2 C. Heeley D185187W HMS Arrow) in card box of issue, extremely fine
£400-450

During the Falklands War, the Arrow, a type 21 class frigate, was under the command of Commander P. J. Bootherstone, R.N. On 1 May 1982 she was part of the force that bombarded Stanley Airport. As she withdrew with Alacrity and Glamorgan they were attacked by three ‘Daggers’, with the Arrow receiving minor damage from cannon fire. She was next in action on 4 May when she helped rescue men from the stricken Sheffield. The Arrow was then ordered into San Carlos Water on 25 May for an indefinite period du to cracks in her superstructure - surviving two weeks in ‘Bomb Alley’. On 8 June she helped extinguish the fire on the Plymouth. She departed the Falklands for the U.K. on 18 June, arriving at Devonport on 7 July. The Arrow was transferred to the Pakistan Navy in 1994, being renamed the PNS Khaibar.