Konstantin Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 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 September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 Thank you very much, bigjarofwasps! The edge lettering is clear now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 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 September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 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! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyOldGrandad Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 On 26/09/2024 at 14:18, bigjarofwasps said: Rank is Kingsman (Private) King’s (Liverpool) Regiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Regiment A small correction for the record, the King's Regiment (Liverpool) was amalgamated with the Manchester Regiment in 1958 to form the King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool). The medal belongs to the latter. Pete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantin Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 Gentlemen! Any information is quite valuable! Thank you very much! Is it possible to find out if J. Radcliffe was awarded any other medal of this CSM was his the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyOldGrandad Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 35 minutes ago, Konstantin said: Gentlemen! Any information is quite valuable! Thank you very much! Is it possible to find out if J. Radcliffe was awarded any other medal of this CSM was his the only one? It would depend on how long he served for. If he had any other service medals the most likely one would be the UN medal for Cyprus. Pete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 11 hours ago, Konstantin said: Gentlemen! Any information is quite valuable! Thank you very much! Is it possible to find out if J. Radcliffe was awarded any other medal of this CSM was his the only one? Might be worth contacting https://www.kral.org.uk/ You never know, someone may remember him? He may also be mentioned in the Regimental magazine/journal? There might even be a photograph of him in there… Not sure if the King’s served in Cyprus or not. But if I had to guess if he does have any other medals, it’s more than likely to be this medal or an LSGC. Back in those days there was very little scope for medals, so I wouldn’t at all be surprised to learn this was his sole award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantin Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 Yes! That was a pair with UN Cyprus! Found its photo from 2017 Funny thing is that medals are not the same: lettering is not equal and there's no dots after KGSM and the following "J".. What do you thing it could be? A replacement or a fake? The link: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/trevanion-and-dean/catalogue-id-trevan10030/lot-7b418b8e-6cd2-4fa9-91ad-a79b011524e7 It says the medal is from 1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 1 hour ago, Konstantin said: Yes! That was a pair with UN Cyprus! Found its photo from 2017 Funny thing is that medals are not the same: lettering is not equal and there's no dots after KGSM and the following "J".. What do you thing it could be? A replacement or a fake? The link: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/trevanion-and-dean/catalogue-id-trevan10030/lot-7b418b8e-6cd2-4fa9-91ad-a79b011524e7 It says the medal is from 1962 Very curious! A little out of my area of expertise I’m afraid. Certainly looks old although the naming is definitely different. If it was a replacement it would be marked as such with an “R” on the rim. Possibly a duplicate award as apposed to anything more sinister. Doubt a King’s regiment medal would merit a fake….. The 1962 reference will be to the General Service Medal 1962 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Service_Medal_(1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantin Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 As for me both look authentic! The photo I've placed is from my friend. We did an exchange. The medal is now somewhere in the postage system. I'll examine it more precisely when in hand. I'm not an expert in British medals at all. But I believe that lettering with dots should be older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Regiment Although the regiment was stationed in Cyprus in the Sovereign Base Area in the 1990’s, I can find nothing to confirm they ever deployed there on the UN mission. 5 minutes ago, Konstantin said: As for me both look authentic! The photo I've placed is from my friend. We did an exchange. The medal is now somewhere in the postage system. I'll examine it more precisely when in hand. I'm not an expert in British medals at all. But I believe that lettering with dots should be older. Yes I agree, I imagine they are both genuine. I suspect that due to an admin error he was awarded another medal for a subsequent later tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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