Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant S. I. Derbyshire, Light Dragoons

U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP riband, the reverse engraved ‘LSgt Evans’ - see footnote; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia, with ‘3’ emblem on riband; Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued; Jubilee 2012, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Sgt S I Derbyshire LD 24879753) mounted court-style for wear, extremely fine (5) £140-£180

A note with the lot states: ‘The U.N. Medal is engraved to Evans. The recipient told me this was due to a mess function where several Junior N.C.O.s lost their medals in the mess and were just given any medal back, and he did not notice it until may years later after it was mounted.’

S. I. Derbyshire attested for the 13th/18th Royal Hussars in 1991, ands transferred to the Light Dragoons in 1992, serving in Cyprus in 1993. He saw further service in Bosnia in 1996, followed by back-to-back tours in 1998, and was an Instructor at R.M.A. Sandhurst between 2004 and 2007. He completed his army career as Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant in 2013.