Just been reading this thread and I think I can help.
Im charles cripps I was in 22 regt royal artillery as a gunner, as our regt had just got back from a 6 month tour in Cyprus we did not get picked to provide rapier SAM support in the conflict. However a memo came to the CO asking for each Battery to put forward 2 names who would volunteer and have training in the then new phtarmigan secure network radio. I volunteered....from the 8 names i was luckily chosen.
I made my way out to al jubal in Saudi to join what was named the British Liaison team, a small select team lead by a Squadron leader flemming.
The team was I guess 20 strong , made from elements from all areas of our military. Providing a broad knowledge of working practices and experience thus enabling us to help resolve problems on the battlefield.
We were split into small sub units, the one I was in was , navy,infantry,tanky,artillery.
As an additional role as the air campaign was going well and the forces were amassing on the Saudi oilfields preparing for the land assault we were assigned to work along side the Romanian field hospital and there parachute Romanian protection. As they were poorly prepared for nuclear biological and chemical attack are squadron leader wangled loads of British kit , suits boots gas masks etc for them all, and we helped train them to use it.
For are work in the gulf war and with the Romanians we were all later to receive a official teleprinter confirming we had received a mention in dispatches from the romanian government.
I would think the medal is related to someone within the liaison team, I will check my old paperwork for names if you would like me to dig further?
It is stated that this was the 1st award issued from an ex iron curtain country to a NATO soldier since the falling of the curtain.
