Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private R. C. Hunter, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, attached to 2 Para in the Falklands War

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24204706 Pte. R. C. Hunter RAOC); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24204700 Pte R C Hunter RAOC) note error in regimental number, mounted court-style but pin removed, very fine (2) £1,000-£1,400

R. C. Hunter is believed to have been attached to the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War.

Sold with several photographs, including one with Major-General Jeremy Moore and another of captured arms; ‘Sympathy and Congratulatory Signal from Chief-General-Staff’ addressed to 2 Para, dated June 1982; special edition of the Aldershot News upon the return of the Paras, July 1982; Billingham (Stockton-on-Tees) Parish magazine announcing ‘Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Hunter of 9 Finchale Avenue, on the safe return of their son, Robert from the Falklands Islands Task Force. They also have two more sons in the Army.’; and a Ministry of Defence ‘Operation Corporate Manoeuvre Map, 21 May - 14 June 1982’, showing movements of major units of 3 Cdo Bde and 5 Inf Bde on East Falkland.