Konstantin Posted Wednesday at 20:59 Share Posted Wednesday at 20:59 Good day, gentlemen! Can you help me on the name mentioned on the medal: 24269260 KOSM. J. RADCLIFFE KINGS Who is the soldier? Which Regiment and approx. date of service rendered? Any help is appreciated! Sincerely, Konstantin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted Thursday at 13:18 Share Posted Thursday at 13:18 Rank is Kingsman (Private) King’s (Liverpool) Regiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Regiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantin Posted Thursday at 13:30 Author Share Posted Thursday at 13:30 Thank you very much, bigjarofwasps! The edge lettering is clear now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted Thursday at 15:21 Share Posted Thursday at 15:21 1 hour ago, Konstantin said: Thank you very much, bigjarofwasps! The edge lettering is clear now!!! I would also hazard his army number puts him joining in the late 1960’s. In 1972, the King's Regiment, was stationed in West Belfast, Northern Ireland from April 25 to August 25. The regiment's tour of duty was marked by a number of casualties, including. Corporal Alan Buckley: Mortally wounded during an engagement with the PIRA Kingsman Hanley: Shot by a PIRA sniper while guarding a party of Royal Engineers Kingsman Doglay: Killed when an IRA bomb detonated in the battalion headquarters Kingsman Roy Christopher: Severely wounded in an explosion while on patrol, and died after twelve days in hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantin Posted Thursday at 15:30 Author Share Posted Thursday at 15:30 A very interesting piece of history! I remember news on TV in my childhood speaking on the Northern Ireland events, Falklands... I'd be happy to have this medal in my collection! Kingsman Radcliffe is now remembered! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Found this, which I thought might be of interest? This must be one of the last deployments to Ireland that the regiment did, before being amalgamated? Soldiers from the United Kingdom Stand-By Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool), move out on patrol in Saxon armoured vehicles from Girdwood Barracks in Belfast in July 1998. The Battalion had been airlifted to Belfast from Blackpool at short notice a few days earlier to assist the Royal Ulster Constabulary in controlling sectarian violence at Drumcree and elsewhere during the parade season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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