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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 589

Seven: Sergeant A. W. Gillmon, Royal Artillery

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24747181 Gnr A W Gillmon RA); Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24747181 LBdr A W Gillmon RA); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia; Iraq 2003-10, no clasp (24747181 Sgt A W Gillmon RA); U.N. Medal for Cyprus; Jubilee 2002; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24747181 Bdr A W Gillmon RA), mounted court-style as worn, mounting pin removed, good very fine (7)

Andrew William Gillmon enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 20 June 1985 and served three tours of Northern Ireland. In his own words:

'1987 did patrols around Cookstown, Magrafelt and rotated through Ballykelly for a week at a time, in 1992 we were in Fermanagh for the Permanent Vehicle Checkpoint rebuilds protecting contractors and doing patrols with 40 Commando [Royal Marines] then we moved to Enniskillen and patrolled from there for a week out at a time. The last tour we were in the Maze Prison.'

Having seen more active service in the field with 40 Regiment, Royal Artillery, Gillmon qualified as a Detachment Commander on 21 January 1994 and was discharged on 7 March 2008; sold with riband bar, copied service record and account, besides tour photographs.

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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£280