Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Marine R. D. Rollings, Royal Marines and Royal Australian Air Force

Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Near East, Arabian Peninsula (R.M.13521 Mne., R.M.); General Service 1962, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (R.M.13521 Mne., R.M.); Australia Defence Force Service Medal, with Second Award Bar, reverse inscribed, ‘R. D. Rollings A121337’; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (RM.13521 Mne., R.M.) mounted court style for wear, some contact marks, very fine and better (4) £380-420

Ronald David Rollins was born in Walthamstow, Essex on 19 September 1936. He enlisted into the Royal Marines in November 1953. On sea service aboard H.M.S. Eagle, 1955-57. Served in 45 Commando in North Africa/Aden, 1959-60; H.Q. 3 Commando Brigade in Malaya, Borneo, Singapore and the Philippines, 1962-65, and in 42 Commando in Malaya and Singapore, 1967-69. Was a qualified parachutist. Discharged by purchase in 1970. Later served with the Royal Australian Air Force.

With Airborne Special Forces cloth and bullion badge; Airborne Veterans Special Forces cloth badge; ‘Royal Marines Commando’ cloth shoulder badge (2); two identity disks, ‘A121337 A C Rollings RD RAAF C of E/B Rh. Neg.’ Together with copied R.M. Certificate of Service and R.A.A.F. Certificates of Training.