Auction Catalogue

22 September 2000

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 728

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22 September 2000

Hammer Price:
£880

A good campaign group of three to Private R. Foulkes, Parachute Regiment, wounded in the night attack on Wireless Ridge

General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24506212 Pte., Para.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24506212 Pte., Para.); U.N. Cyprus, nearly extremely fine (3) £700-800

Private Russell Foulkes, a mortar specialist was one of eight men of the 2nd Battallion, Parachute Regiment wounded during the night attack on Wireless Ridge. Sold with copy of casualty roll from Pegasus Journal, and copies of three newspaper articles from the Knutsford Guardian, relating to Private Foulkes, including a picture of him in uniform.