Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Gulf 1990-91, no clasp (WO470394 Cpl H M Collins WRAC) in named card box of issue, nearly extremely fine £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norman Gooding Collection.

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Heather Margaret Collins was born on 8 January 1961 and enlisted at Newcastle for the Women’s Royal Army Corps on 9 February 1982. She underwent trade training with the Royal Corps of Signals at Catterick and later qualified as a Telecommunications Operator (Data), being employed in Modern Communication Centres throughout the world. Her Certificate of Service from the O.C. No. 16 Regiment of Signals, notes: ‘Exemplary. As a Cpl. and class 1 in her trade she is an experienced operator and supervisor with an in depth knowledge of communications and accounting procedures. Responsible as a line manager for overseeing the accurate processing, reception and transmission of Signal Message traffic over a world wide Network of Digital Switches and Telex.’

During a military career spanning almost eleven years, Collins served four postings to West Germany, one to Northern Ireland from 12 November 1987 to 16 June 1989, and another to Cyprus from 29 June 1989 to 30 November 1990. Upon the disbandment of the WRAC, she was transferred to the Royal Signals on 6 January 1992, before being released from service on 22 December 1992.

Sold with copied Certificate of Service which notes further entitlement to the GSM with clasp Northern Ireland.