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Auction: 20003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 162

(x) 'We were trying to get the crowd to disperse when the second bomber approached the camp. It was impossible to open fire because there were so many people in the way. As the bomb went off LCpl Williams went down clutching his eye yelling. He was obviously in a bad way.

I applied my field dressing to his face, picked him up and ran to the Medical Centre where someone told me I had been injured - I didn't realise until then.'

Jaycock on the action which won his 'mention'

The campaign group of three awarded to Lance Corporal P. A. Jaycock, Royal Welch Fusiliers, who was 'mentioned' for his gallant part in the costly double car bombing at the Az Zubyar Police Academy on 21 April 2004 on which occasion he rendered first aid to a colleague who was wounded, despite being wounded in both legs himself

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25102748 Fus P A Jaycock RWF); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia; Iraq 2003-11, no clasp, with M.I.D. oak leaf (25102748 Fus P A Jaycock RWF), good very fine (3)

M.I.D. London Gazette 18 March 2005. An article was published in Y Ddraig Goch, with an account for 'B' Bravo Company, by Major N. J. Lock:

'On 21 April 2004 a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at the front gate of our camp. There were a number of Iraqi civilians and policemen killed and injured in this attack. Our gate guard, Fus Mark Hughes 57 and Fus Wayne Griffiths 42, were blown off their feet but only sustained minor injuries. In the immediate aftermath multiples were moved forward to the main gate area to help evacuate the Iraqi wounded and block off the entrances to the camp. A large crowd began to form and it was clear that this crowd could become a target for a second suicide bomber. Orders were given for two multiples to work with the Iraqi police in dispersing this crowd. The crowd was being dispersed when at 0947hrs a second suicide bomber moved at speed across the waste ground in front of the camp. The vehicle exploded killing and injuring more Iraqis and injuring four members of the Company. LCpl Wayne Williams received facial injuries and Fus Neil Spencer was wounded in the arm. Despite being wounded in both legs LCpl Paul Jaycock gave first aid and evacuated LCpl Wayne Williams.'

Paul Avi Jaycock had been married just days before deploying to Iraq, with Lance-Corporal Williams being his Best Man; sold together with named boxes of issue, copied research and photographs including the recipient.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£1000