Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Captain D. Rimmer, Royal Pioneer Corps, late Army Air Corps

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (23880005 S. Sgt. D. Rimmer AAC.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23880005 WO2 D Rimmer AAC) extremely fine (2) £240-£280

Denis Rimmer was born on 28 June 1944 and enlisted on 2 January 1962, completing his Air Gunner and Flying course at the Army Air Corps Training Wing in 1969; he later became a Weapons instructor for Army Aircrew, the training unit being formed in 1970. In 1974 he was posted to Detmold as Helicopter Weapons Instructor to refresh the Aircrew of 1st (British) Corps in anti tank tactics and weapons. In 1975 he was posted to 652 Squadron as Squadron Sergeant Major at Bunde and in May 1978 was posted to Flying Wing Army Air Corps Centre as RSM Instructor. When the Northern Ireland Regiment Army Air Corps was formed on October 1979, he was appointed RSM and Operations Officer until he was commissioned.

Rimmer was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Pioneer Corps on 3 November 1980 (with seniority from 31 May 1976), and was promoted Lieutenant that same day (with seniority from 3 May 1978), and Captain on 3 November 1982. He retired on 3 April 1986.

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