An Important Collection of Awards to the SAS and Special Forces

A campaign pair awarded to Private J. C. Durkin, Malayan Scouts (S.A.S.)
War Medal; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22015823 Pte. J. C. Durkin, Malayan Scouts (SAS)) this last an official re-impressed replacement issue, very fine (2)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Important Collection of Awards to the SAS and Special Forces.

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The lot is sold with a series of correspondence regarding the recipient’s claim to have his replacement G.S.M. named in the above manner. After a lengthy correspondence involving his M.P., the Under Secretary of State for Defence, and the Ministry of Defence, Army Medal Office, Durkin finally received his medal, originally named to the Manchester Regiment, with the naming details re-impressed to his satisfaction, the only G.S.M. to be officially named in this manner. Durkin had seen service in Malaya under Colonel Mike Calvert, C.O. of the Malayan Scouts, which subsequently became 22 Special Air Service Regiment.