Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (RO(SM)2 G. McMullen, D186795M HMS Intrepid) good very fine £ 440-500

Gary McMullen was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire on 5 February 1969. He entered the Royal Navy at Torpoint on 28 July 1980 as a Junior Radio Operator 2nd Class. Appointed Radio Operator 2nd Class in August 1981. As such he served on the landing platform dock H.M.S. Intrepid during the Falklands War. The ship came under attack in San Carlos Water. Intriguingly, just before the war, the decommissioned Intrepid was due to be sold to the Argentinians. The ship was used to house Argentinian prisoners-of-war and the surrender ending the war was signed on her deck. McMullen was promoted to Radio Operator 1st Class in December 1982 and attained the rank of Acting Leading Radio Operator in June 1987. He was discharged in September 1989. With copied service papers and a copy of the surrender document and two photographs of the recipient in uniform.