Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Corporal A. Faith, Parachute Regiment, a former member of the ‘Red Devils’ parachute display team

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24791126 Pte A Faith Para); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, no clasp; Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (24791126 Cpl A Faith Para); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 1994 (24791126 L Cpl A Faith Para (Replacement)) court mounted for wear, the last an official replacement, slight edge dig to first medal, very fine (5) £600-£800

Aaron Faith attested in the Parachute Regiment on 18 December 1986, qualifying as an Army Parachutist on 15 September 1987. He served with the 1st Battalion in Northern Ireland in Co. Armagh, from 18 July to 30 November 1988 and afterwards qualified as a USA Army Parachutist on 16 April 1989, before returning with his battalion to Northern Ireland for a further tour from 20 February 1991. He later served with the 2nd Battalion as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, in Macedonia, in 2001.

Faith qualified as a Free Fall Parachutist, with descents, in August 1992, and was awarded Specialist Parachute Pay in April 2006, and advanced Sergeant on 1 October 2007. A member of the Red Devils parachute display team, and an Instructor at the Joint Services Parachute Course, he was discharged with the following appraisal on 4 March 2012:
'He has proved a steadfast instructor and has been responsible for the delivery of the two annual advanced parachute courses. He is a world class athlete and is one of only two people to win gold in both four-way and eight-way teams in the same year at the National Parachuting Championships.'

He continued parachuting in civilian life, with Skydivemag.com giving the following profile:
'Aaron Faith is a passionate British skydiver and a former member of Satori 4-way team. Almost from the beginning he was hooked on competition skydiving and he followed his dream competing in both 4-way and 8-way. In 2007 Aaron and Julia Foxwell (now Swallow) decided to form Satori team which won many Nationals along the years. In 2012 Satori won the bronze medal at the World Cup in the Czech Republic, which was the first medal for an open British team since 1979. Aaron is currently based in Bahrain working as a military skydiving instructor.'

Sold together with copied Army Certificate of Service and photographs from the recipient’s career.