Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Major J. McCabe, Royal Marines

General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (A/Lt, RM); Gulf 1990-91, no clasp (Capt., RM); South Africa, Unitas Medal 1994, bronze, reverse stamped, ‘138815’, mounted as worn, good very fine and better, last scarce to a British Serviceman (3) £400-500

J. McCabe, appointed 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Marines on 1 September 1974 (Queen’s University Belfast); promoted to Lieutenant in September 1978; Captain in March 1985, and Major in December 1993. The Unitas Medal was awarded to South African Forces and a small number of the British Military Advisory Training Team involved in overseeing South Africa’s first non-racial elections which saw the election of Nelson Mandela as President and the integration of the South African National; Homeland and Guerilla Forces. Over 130 medals were awarded to British Service men and women.