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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 730

(x) Pair: Corporal T. Meek, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, late 20 'Commando' Battery, 16th Regiment, Royal Artillery

Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (Cpl T J Meek REME 25191210); Nato Medal with ISAF clasp, with OSM box of issue and riband bar, nearly extremely fine (2)

Tim Meek enlisted in October 2004, spending the next twelve weeks in a rigorous training programme. His platoon started out with a complement of 56 recruits - by the end of the course this was down to 23; nevertheless Meek made it through. Attending the School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering, he qualified as an Electronic Technician by September 2006. Posted with 16 Regiment, Royal Artillery and promoted Lance-Corporal. Deployed with 20 'Commando' Battery, 16th Regiment, Royal Artillery on a tour of Cyprus on border patrol duty.

Meek was selected to undertake Queen's Guard duties, including Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace and the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London. He deployed to the Falkland Islands with 14 'Coles' Kop' Battery in 2007 and promoted to the rank of Corporal during his six-month tour. In preparation for a tour in Afghanistan he undertook training courses in both the USA and Sweden throughout early 2009. Deployed as part of the team to introduce a new piece of radar equipment to two major bases in Afghanistan. Transferred to 104th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Discharged at his own request, Meek now works as a motorcycle mechanic in Stroud, Gloucestershire; sold together with an autobiographical summary of the recipients' career, a copied photograph and a Certificate of Issue for the NATO Medal.

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Sold for
£210

Starting price
£110