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Auction: 20003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 179

(x) Six: Corporal K. L. Hayton, Royal Air Force, who won an AOC's Commendation in the aftermath of a deadly rocket attack on Trenchard Lines, Basrah, Iraq on 28-30 January 2008, which cost the life of a comrade

General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Northern Ireland, Air Operations Iraq (SAC K L Hayton (J8406439) RAF); Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (Cpl K L Hayton (J8406439) RAF); Jubilee 2002; Jubilee 2012; Accumulated Campaign Service 1994 (SAC K L Hayton (J8406439) RAF); Accumulated Campaign Service 2011 (Cpl K L Hayton (J8406439) RAF), good very fine and a rare combination (6)

Kenneth Lee Hayton was born on 21 March 1972 and saw wide-ranging campaign service in Northern Ireland and Iraq. He was one of twelve members of the Royal Air Force of 903 Expeditionary Air Wing Airfield Specialist Mechanical Transport Section awarded the AOC's Commendation from Air Commodore Harwood for their actions on 28 Janaury 2008. When a rocket landed in the car park of Trenchard Lines, Basrah, it caused vast damage to 19 vehicles and they went to offer immediate assistance of fire crews and to prepare for possible future attacks and recovery. Further to that the attack cost the life of Sergeant D. Barwood, a comrade of Hayton; sold together with named boxes of issue for the clasp to GSM, ACSM 2011 and Jubilee 2012, besides Commendation Certificate and Citation, copied reports and a plethora of photographs of his tours and the damage of the rocket attack.

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

Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£300