Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Bombardier John Reed, Royal Artillery

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24302033 Gnr J Reed RA) edge stamped ‘R’,for replacement; South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24302033 Bdr J Reed RA) mounted court-style as worn, good very fine (2) £400-£500

John Reed enlisted into the Royal Artillery at Gateshead on 7 September 1972. He did two tours in Northern Ireland and served in the Falkland Islands, from 19 May to 29 June 1982, with 29th (Corunna) Battery, 4 Field Regiment R.A.. He was discharged from 7th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, on 30 April 1985.

Sold with original Certificate of Service, details of employment, several testimonials, a coloured group photograph of 29 (Corunna) Field Battery (Aldershot, December 1983), and a copied history of the part played by 4 Field Regiment RA in the Falklands Campaign of 1982, marked ‘Restricted’ and dated 15 October 1982, 58pp, Bombardier Reed listed on two pages.