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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 164

(x) A superb campaign group of eleven awarded to Lance-Corporal A. G. Purdie, 21 Special Air Service (SAS), late Irish Guards

Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24828303 Gdsm A G Purdie IG); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24828303 Gdsm A G Purdie IG); N.A.T.O. Medal, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia; Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (24828303 Tpr A G Purdie SAS); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (24828303 LCpl A G Purdie SAS); Jubilee 2002; Jubilee 2012; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011 (LCpl A G Purdie SAS 24828303); Saudi Arabia, Liberation of Kuwait Medal; Kuwait, Liberation Medal; N.A.T.O. Medal, 1 clasp, ISAF, nearly extremely fine and likely a unique combination (11)

A. G. Purdie enlisted at Belfast on 7 January 1988, and saw active service with the Rifle Company of the 1st Battalion during Operation Granby (Medal & clasp) and Operation Banner (Medal & clasp). He was one approximately 22 members of the Irish Guards who served attached to the Scots Guards for the operations in Iraq, whilst it is understood just 4 of these thence went to Northern Ireland for a tour of service. Having left the British Army in August 1995, he returned to the fold and joined the Special Air Service.

Purdie served with 21 SAS during Operation Telic 9 (17 October 2006-17 April 2007) as a specialist Interrogator with the Joint Field Interrogation Team, part of '....a small team responsible for collecting information in response to GOC MND(SE)'s Priority Intelligence Requirements.' Whilst on this tour, Purdie 'broke' several high value target detainee, who provided information on Jaish Al Mahdi locations and future operations. Purdie thence went to Afghanistan the following year and is understood to have worked as part of an SAS patrol to target Afghan Police members who had gone rogue.

Sold together with his Certificate of Service (Army Form B108(ADP)), a pair of identity tags, Operational Tour Report (for Op Telic 9), named boxes of issue for the Medals named to the SAS, besides a number of photographs.

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

Sold for
£4,800

Starting price
£2400