Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Warrant Officer 2nd Class Keith John Roy, Royal Logistics Corps, who was ‘Highly Commended’ for his services as an Explosives Officer in the aftermath of the London terrorist train bombings of 7th July 2005

General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24856548 Cpl K R Crossland, RLC); Iraq 2003, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (24856548 WO2 K J. Roy, RLC); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, note different names, first and last mounted court style as worn, extremely fine (3) £600-800

With named card boxes of issue for the three medals; that for the Jubilee Medal named to ‘24856548 WO 2 K R Roy’. Also with a copied photograph of the recipient in Iraq and with a copied Certificate of Commendation from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis relating to the London Terrorist Bombings of 7 July 2005.

The Certificate reads, ‘The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has Highly Commended Mr Keith Roy for supreme courage, outstanding professionalism and dedication to duty when as an Explosives Officer he entered the underground tunnels to ensure the safety of the victims and emergency service workers involved in the London terrorist train bombings on the 7th July 2005 (Signed and dated 15th February 2006)’.

With copied research relating to the recipient’s name. It relates that his original name was ‘Keith John Roy’; this was later changed by deed poll to ‘Keith Roy Crossland’ when his mother re-married; later in adult life he changed his name back to the original ‘Keith John Roy’ - partly because he was the last male ‘Roy’ in his family tree and wanted to pass on the name (traced back to the famous ‘Rob Roy McGregor’) to his sons. The middle initial ‘R’ on the Jubilee Medal box is stated to be an error.

The 7th July 2005 (’7/7’) London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks on the London public transport system. Three bombs exploded on London Underground trains at 08.50 and another exploded on a London Transport bus at 09.47, all timed to cause the maximum carnage during a peak period of transport usage. The attacks, made by four Muslim terrorists, all British citizens, was motivated by British involvement in Iraq. Aside from the terrorists, 52 people were killed and some 700 were injured in the attacks. Roy was commended for his work as an Explosives Officer in going into an London Underground Tunnel soon after the explosions, to make sure it was safe for the Emergency Services to operate there.