Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Sergeant M. D. L. Williams, Royal Logistic Corps, late Royal Corps of Transport

Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24865991 Dvr, RCT); U.N. Medal, UNPROFOR ribbon, with ‘2’ emblem on ribbon; General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24865991 Pte, RLC) mounted court style as worn, extremely fine (3) £220-260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Army Service Corps.

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M. D. L. Williams enlisted into the Junior Leaders’ Regiment The Royal Corps of Transport at Colerne, Wiltshire on 28 February 1989. Whilst completing his basic training he achieved the rank of Junior Squadron Sergeant-Major. His first posting was with 54 Engineer Support Squadron in Lubbecke, Germany. After a tour in Northern Ireland he was deployed with 4 Armoured Division in the Gulf War. On disbandment of the squadron he was posted to 10 Transport Regiment in Bielefeld, Germany; after which he completed two tours in Bosnia; during the second of which he suffered an injury which required a 9 months recovery period. In 1997 he was posted to 22 Special Air Service Regiment in Hereford. There he completed a Police Advance Driving course and Protective Mobile Skills course, after which he was posted to Fiji, Brunei, Bosnia and Kosovo. During this time he was promoted to Corporal and detached to the Counter Intelligence Wing. In 1999 he was posted to the Defence Intelligence Wing at Bedford as the Mechanical Transport N.C.O. - his responsibilities included management of a fleet of 130 vehicles and driving the Director of Intelligence. In 2001 he was posted to 4 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as a Company Mechanical Transport Corporal.

With copied Testimonial and other service notes.