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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 198

Pair: Sergeant N. B. White, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, who received a Commander in Chief's Commendation for his service in Bosnia

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24508055 LCpl N B White PWO); United Nations Protection Force 1992-95 (UNPROFOR), mounted court-style as worn, very fine (2)

Nigel White served with the Mortar Platoon of the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire on FV 432s. He served with C Company and in mid-May 1993 the Company deployed to Bosnia being based at Vitez School with 7 Platoon initially attached to B Squadron the Light Dragoons in Tuzla.

White was mentioned several times in Bosnia Warriors by Major V. Kent-Payne, who served in Bosnia as part of Op GRAPPLE 2 between May - November 1993, of particular significance was the following action:

'Things were hotting up around the Novi Travnik T-junction in the second week of July 1993. The BiH then mistook them for an HVO work party and started machine-gunning them. They were pinned down and Sergeant White saved the situation. He was on tunnel duties and returned fire with his GPMG. This drew the BiH fire and the Sappers remounted and beat a hasty retreat. White's action was particularly praiseworthy as he had to stand up, out of the exposed cupola of the 432, to operate the GPMG. He stuck to his task with rounds falling all about him and effectively suppressed the BiH gunner.'

He received a Commander in Chief's Commendation for his service in Bosnia and featured in seven sections of the book; sold with a copy of the above book.

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£240