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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 591

Pair: Trooper N. Green, Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish)

N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Kosovo; Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25101049 Tpr N A Green QRH), nearly extremely fine (2)

Neil A. Green served with the Queen's Royal Hussars from 1998 and would have served in 'C' Company given his Kosovo Medal. The unit served in Iraq from November 2003-April 2004, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. Cuthbert and initially moved into Basra, controlling around a third of the city. Having patrolled the city the tour would turn particularly bloody in their final month. Improvised explosive devices were par for the course but an offensive against the coalition forces by supporters of Moqtada Al Sadr began. Attacks and ambushes by the enemy were common, including one attack by five insurgents on the outskirts of the city. When the attack began a young officer found he had a bullet hole in his map. One trooper was wounded and four of the enemy were killed - the month cost the Hussars 10 casualties. Green was discharged in 2005; sold together with copied letter from Major-General Arthur Denaro offering congratulations on their performance on Operation Telic, dated 25 October 2005.

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Estimate
£100 to £150

Starting price
£70

Sale 20001 Notices
Withdrawn and sold to the original recipient. With thanks to our Vendor and Neil Green.