Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Warrant Officer 2nd Class N. P. Duckworth, Royal Corps of Transport, late Royal Army Service Corps

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (23905376 S Sgt N P Duckworth RCT); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (23905376 WO2 N P Duckworth RCT) extremely fine (2) £500-£700

Nicholas Phillip Duckworth was born on 19 January 1941 and enlisted at Wolverhampton for the Royal Army Service Corps on 10 August 1962. Transferred to the Royal Corps of Transport 15 July 1965, Duckworth witnessed extensive service overseas including four postings to Germany, two to Belgium, and one each to Cyprus and Canada. He went on to serve two tours of Northern Ireland from 27 March 1976 to 1 August 1976, and 21 November 1977 to 2 April 1978, followed by participation in the Falklands War from 5 April 1982 to 14 June 1982. Analysis of his Regular Army Certificate of Service shows that he remained on the islands for a further two months post-surrender, likely facilitating the return of vehicles and military hardware back to the United Kingdom.

Discharged on 5 June 1984 from 53 Port Support Squadron (Southampton), the recipient’s reference offers a further insight into his career with the Royal Corps of Transport: ‘Mr. Duckworth is a highly qualified driver and transport manager, who has considerable experience in fleet management both in the UK and Europe. He is very adaptable and possesses good man management qualities, coupled with a fine sense of humour and disciplinary firmness.’

Sold with the recipient’s original Regular Army Certificate of Service and two photographs of him, one wearing full dress uniform and standing outside the gates of Buckingham Palace with his mother and father.