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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 619

Six: Sergeant K. Craigs, Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support), late Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24651101 Fus K Craigs RRF); Iraq 2003-10, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (24651101 Cpl K Craigs AGC (SPS)); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (24651101 Sgt K Craigs AGC (SPS)); Jubilee 2002; Volunteer Reserve Service Medal, E.II.R., with further Award Bar, officially dated '2003' (24651101 Cpl K Craigs AGC (SPS)); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, ISAF, mounted court-style as worn, pin removed and the last loose, first with official correction to surname, good very fine (6)

Karl Craigs was born on 9 August 1966 and enlisted in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers at Newcastle on 27 April 1983. He served on active service with the 1st Battalion in Northern Ireland from 13 July 1984-28 January 1986 and two tours of Cyprus from 23 February-1 December 1986 and 4 February-25 November 1987. He was a Rifleman in Northern Ireland, with the Mortar Platoon in Cyprus and a Clerk in a Rifle Company and Battalion Headquarters. Transferred to the Reserve on 27 November 1987, he was awarded his Volunteer Reserve Service Medal on 19 September 2000. Recalled for the Iraq War and served attached to the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Battle Group from 8 March-18 May 2003 as a Finance Clerk and occasional HGV driver, earning a clasp to his Volunteer Reserve Service Medal on 29 November 2005. Craigs was once again called on to serve in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick 6 with the Royal Logistics Corps at Camp Bastion. As a soldier 'not afraid to get his hands dirty', he also served as a guard for suspected insurgents in the Temporary Holding Facility on the base and it was commented he had 'the potential for greater things; has the potential to be an independent Chief Clerk and is capable of Warrant Officer rank if time were permitting.'

Discharged from the service on 24 October 2007, he later took up work as a Freight Driver for Light Freight Services of Seaham, Durham - his career being studied by students of the Leeds Business School; sold together with named boxes of issue for the Iraq Medal and clasp for the VRSM, copied service records and a number of photographs.

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Sold for
£600

Starting price
£280