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Auction: 1006 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 270

Pair: Guardsman R.M. Bates, Welsh Guards General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (24520161 Gdsm R M Bates WG), area of file erasure at 3 o´clock; South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24520161 Gdsm R M Bates WG), good very fine or better, mounted court style as worn (2) Estimate £ 800-1,000 24520161 Guardsman Richard Mark Bates was born in September 1961 and enlisted into the Welsh Guards at Wrexham in March 1979. In addition to two tours of duty in Northern Ireland, from November 1979 to February 1980 and February 1986 to July 1986, Bates fought with the Royal Marines in the Falklands Campaign and was wounded (previous catalogue entry refers). His conduct was described as ´Exemplary´ when discharged in June 1986 (Ibid). Provenance: Spink, April 2000.

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