Description

Offered is a General Service Medal 1962-2007, with clasp GULF, to L Yabsley, who served there with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service.

36mm circular silver medal with ornate scrolled ribbon suspension bar with ‘GULF’ clasp; the face with the crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, circumscribed ‘ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F.D.’ (Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith); the reverse inscribed centrally ‘FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICE’, a Tudor crown above, all within an oak wreath; attributed on the edge to SG1B L. YABSLEY RFA SERVICE (Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service).; very good condition, on original ribbon.

Gulf Clasp: For 30 days service between 17 November 1986 (first task group being led by HMS Nottingham) and 31 October 1988 in the Persian Gulf during the Iran–Iraq War. Royal Navy Ships tasked to the Armilla patrol escorted civilian shipping through the Straits of Hormuz whilst under serious threat from Iranian Forces. During this period 178 ships were attacked, 13,000,000 gross tons suffered damage. To combat extensive Iranian mining of the area the Task Group also carried out mine countermeasures in the Persian Gulf up to 28 February 1989.