Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Warrant Officer Class I (Artificer Sergeant Major) D. F. Tamlin, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland (22999021 Cpl. D. F. Tamlin. REME.) with unofficial retaining rod; U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP ribbon; Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22999021 WO1 D F Tamlin REME) mounted as originally worn, very fine (4) £240-£280

David Francis Tamlin was born in October 1938, and was enrolled in the Army Apprentice College, Arborfield in February 1954. Having passed out, he joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers March 1957. He advanced to Sergeant in March 1965, and to Staff Sergeant Instructor in March 1967, and had many appointments with the B.A.O.R. Tamlin’s final appointment was as W.O. 1 (Artificer Sergeant Major), Officer Commanding REME Workshops, 623 MT Unit, Bielefeld, B.A.O.R. - where he was in charge of 360 vehicles, 3 Military Fitters and 24 Civilian Fitters from February 1975.

Sold with the following original documentation: named Buckingham Palace enclosure for Jubilee Medal; Regular Army Certificate of Service; Army Board named Certificate of Thanks on completion of 24 years service; Letter to the same effect from Major General J. V. Homan, Director General of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, dated 14 December 1948; a number of training and education certificates; photograph of recipient in uniform and other ephemera.