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The South Atlantic medal awarded to Captain F. V. Allen, 42 Commando Royal Marines...
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The South Atlantic medal awarded to Captain F. V. Allen, 42 Commando Royal Marines
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Lt F V Allen RM) nearly extremely fine £2,000-£2,400
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This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.
Francis ‘Frank’ Victor Allen originally served in the ranks of the Royal Marines before being commissioned in the late 1970s. Promoted Lieutenant in March 1978, he served in 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron R.M., a helicopter support unit flying Gazelles, and at the R.M. Commando Training Centre, prior to being posted to 42 Commando, R.M.
He subsequently served as 42’s Assistant Quarter-Master in the Falklands War, participating in the landings at Port San Carlos and in the attacks on Mount Kent and Mount Harrier. He kept a diary throughout the conflict, extracts from which are frequently quoted in March to the South Atlantic, written by his commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Vaux, D.S.O.
In his role as Assistant Quarter-Master, Allen faced all manner of challenges, whether caused by central supply shortages, the climate or enemy action. And his lively diary entries, supported by Nick Vaux’s observations, bear testament to those challenges. The following extract describes the moment he came under fire on the eve of 42’s attack on Mount Harriet on the night of 11-12 June 1982:
‘Shells began landing in the open between our positions, in a sort of open quarry, and Mount Harriet. Marines from ‘J’ were carrying rations up to the feature and were caught by the shells in the open; two were wounded almost immediately. The shells tracked down towards us and were landing less than 100 metres away. I had grabbed an Argentine helmet and was moving from hole to hole in the opposite direction from the last explosion … It was very frightening indeed and the awful dilemma after each explosion was whether to stay put or move.’
Allen emerged unscathed and, having been advanced to Captain, he retired at his own request in June 1984.
Sold with copied extracts from Nick Vaux’s book.
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Lt F V Allen RM) nearly extremely fine £2,000-£2,400
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.
Francis ‘Frank’ Victor Allen originally served in the ranks of the Royal Marines before being commissioned in the late 1970s. Promoted Lieutenant in March 1978, he served in 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron R.M., a helicopter support unit flying Gazelles, and at the R.M. Commando Training Centre, prior to being posted to 42 Commando, R.M.
He subsequently served as 42’s Assistant Quarter-Master in the Falklands War, participating in the landings at Port San Carlos and in the attacks on Mount Kent and Mount Harrier. He kept a diary throughout the conflict, extracts from which are frequently quoted in March to the South Atlantic, written by his commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Vaux, D.S.O.
In his role as Assistant Quarter-Master, Allen faced all manner of challenges, whether caused by central supply shortages, the climate or enemy action. And his lively diary entries, supported by Nick Vaux’s observations, bear testament to those challenges. The following extract describes the moment he came under fire on the eve of 42’s attack on Mount Harriet on the night of 11-12 June 1982:
‘Shells began landing in the open between our positions, in a sort of open quarry, and Mount Harriet. Marines from ‘J’ were carrying rations up to the feature and were caught by the shells in the open; two were wounded almost immediately. The shells tracked down towards us and were landing less than 100 metres away. I had grabbed an Argentine helmet and was moving from hole to hole in the opposite direction from the last explosion … It was very frightening indeed and the awful dilemma after each explosion was whether to stay put or move.’
Allen emerged unscathed and, having been advanced to Captain, he retired at his own request in June 1984.
Sold with copied extracts from Nick Vaux’s book.
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The South Atlantic medal awarded to Captain F. V. Allen, 42 Commando Royal Marines
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Lt F V Allen RM) nearly extremely fine £2,000-£2,400
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.
Francis ‘Frank’ Victor Allen originally served in the ranks of the Royal Marines before being commissioned in the late 1970s. Promoted Lieutenant in March 1978, he served in 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron R.M., a helicopter support unit flying Gazelles, and at the R.M. Commando Training Centre, prior to being posted to 42 Commando, R.M.
He subsequently served as 42’s Assistant Quarter-Master in the Falklands War, participating in the landings at Port San Carlos and in the attacks on Mount Kent and Mount Harrier. He kept a diary throughout the conflict, extracts from which are frequently quoted in March to the South Atlantic, written by his commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Vaux, D.S.O.
In his role as Assistant Quarter-Master, Allen faced all manner of challenges, whether caused by central supply shortages, the climate or enemy action. And his lively diary entries, supported by Nick Vaux’s observations, bear testament to those challenges. The following extract describes the moment he came under fire on the eve of 42’s attack on Mount Harriet on the night of 11-12 June 1982:
‘Shells began landing in the open between our positions, in a sort of open quarry, and Mount Harriet. Marines from ‘J’ were carrying rations up to the feature and were caught by the shells in the open; two were wounded almost immediately. The shells tracked down towards us and were landing less than 100 metres away. I had grabbed an Argentine helmet and was moving from hole to hole in the opposite direction from the last explosion … It was very frightening indeed and the awful dilemma after each explosion was whether to stay put or move.’
Allen emerged unscathed and, having been advanced to Captain, he retired at his own request in June 1984.
Sold with copied extracts from Nick Vaux’s book.
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Lt F V Allen RM) nearly extremely fine £2,000-£2,400
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005.
Francis ‘Frank’ Victor Allen originally served in the ranks of the Royal Marines before being commissioned in the late 1970s. Promoted Lieutenant in March 1978, he served in 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron R.M., a helicopter support unit flying Gazelles, and at the R.M. Commando Training Centre, prior to being posted to 42 Commando, R.M.
He subsequently served as 42’s Assistant Quarter-Master in the Falklands War, participating in the landings at Port San Carlos and in the attacks on Mount Kent and Mount Harrier. He kept a diary throughout the conflict, extracts from which are frequently quoted in March to the South Atlantic, written by his commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Vaux, D.S.O.
In his role as Assistant Quarter-Master, Allen faced all manner of challenges, whether caused by central supply shortages, the climate or enemy action. And his lively diary entries, supported by Nick Vaux’s observations, bear testament to those challenges. The following extract describes the moment he came under fire on the eve of 42’s attack on Mount Harriet on the night of 11-12 June 1982:
‘Shells began landing in the open between our positions, in a sort of open quarry, and Mount Harriet. Marines from ‘J’ were carrying rations up to the feature and were caught by the shells in the open; two were wounded almost immediately. The shells tracked down towards us and were landing less than 100 metres away. I had grabbed an Argentine helmet and was moving from hole to hole in the opposite direction from the last explosion … It was very frightening indeed and the awful dilemma after each explosion was whether to stay put or move.’
Allen emerged unscathed and, having been advanced to Captain, he retired at his own request in June 1984.
Sold with copied extracts from Nick Vaux’s book.
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