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Auction: 20002 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Space Exploration
Lot: 642

A fine campaign group of eight awarded to Sergeant L. D. McLellan, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers who served with the Queen's Royal Lancers, Queen's Lancashire Regiment, and Devon and Dorset Regiment

Having shown three acts of selfless bravery on three separate tours - including being wounded on the last occasion - he somehow missed out on any official recognition

N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25047904 Cfn L D McLellan REME); Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25047904 LCpl L D McLellan REME); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (Sgt L D McLellan REME 25047904); Jubilee 2002; Jubilee 2012; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Regular Army (Sgt L D McLellan REME 25047904); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, ISAF, good very fine (8)

L. D. McLellan enlisted in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in February 1996 and was initially posted to 15 Field Workshop. A talented rugby player he represented his unit and for the Army U20s. Having served in the Former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland and was promoted Lance Sergeant in September 2000. The citation for his L.S. & G.C. gives more detail of his further service:

'In January 2001 he was posted to the Queen's Lancashire Regiment as the sole Recovery Mechanic...He deployed to Liverpool during the fire strikes as a tender leader on the green goddesses. Sgt McLellan then deployed on Op TELIC 2 with the QLR where he was based in Basra Palace...An incident where a mother and daughter were scavenging bricks from a ruined building saw the building collapse on top of them. Sgt McLellan took control of the situation and by the use of Foden Recovery Vehicles hydraulic cutting equipment; he was able to save them both. For conducting such a courageous act, Sgt McLellan found himself subject to a lot of media attention; putting the Army efforts in Iraq into a good light.

In January 2004 Sgt McLellan was posted to the Devon and Dorset Regiment again as the sole Recovery Mechanic here he was selected in March 2004 to Cpl.

In March 2004 Sgt McLellan was posted to the Queen's Royal Lancers as B Sqn Recovery Mechanic...He deployed on Op TELIC 9 with the Regiment and was part of the first Battle Group to be deployed solely in the desert for 7 months, carrying out long range desert patrols along the Iraq/Iran border. During the tour Sgt McLellan was injured in an IED blast that fatally wounded two soldiers and seriously wounded another five. Sgt McLellan refused medical attention until he had recovered the bodies of the two soldiers and had recovered the stranded vehicles. Sgt McLellan was lifted back to Basra for treatment and subsequently airlifted back to the UK to receive further treatment. After an operation and a period of three weeks sick leave he re-deployed to Iraq to see out the rest of the tour.

A posting to 1 CS Bn REME in September 2009 as a Platoon Sgt...then onto Op HERRICK 12 as one of 2 CLP Recovery commanders. During the tour Sgt McLellan provided Cover in yellow 14 - a small CP of 8 soldiers - and found himself carrying out the duties of an Infantryman rather than a Recovery Mechanic. He conducted foot patrols and spent the majority of time as a JACKAL Commander. Sgt McLellan was subject to another IED blast: thankfully this time there were no injuries and for his actions Sgt McLellan was awarded a DEME(A) Commendation being the named lynch-pin in the Recovery Platoon.'

His Director of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Army) Commendation was awarded by Brigadier Boswell on 23 May 2011, the action for which he was commended being on 12 May 2010; sold together with REME CO's Award For Merit Medal, Queen's Royal Lancers Service Certificate, Staff Reports, QRL Battlegroup Attack map, noting 343 attacks (7 mortar & 336 rockets) during Operation TELIC 9 and three photographs of the recipient.

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Sold for
£600

Starting price
£550