Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1918-62, 3 clasps, Malaya, Cyprus, Near East, E.II.R. (23210694 Pte. E. Gallagher, Para) nearly extremely fine £700-£900

Only a volunteer force of approximately 80 members of the Parachute Regiment served in Malaya with the S.A.S.

When serving in Egypt, it was reported in the July 1954 edition of Pegasus, that ‘... Ptes. Gallagher and Whiteside, also of “C” Company, shot and captured a native who was attempting to break into Pegasus Village.’

Sold with a photographic image of recipient, copied extracts from Pegasus and a listing of the Parachute Regiment Squadron in Malaya, 1955-57.