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A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Staff Sergeant A. H. Bokenham, Royal Anglian...
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A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Staff Sergeant A. H. Bokenham, Royal Anglian Regiment
British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (24070645 SSgt Anthony H Bokenham R Anglian) in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fine £200-£240
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B.E.M. London Gazette 16 June 1990.
The original Recommendation, dated 18 October 1989, states: ‘Staff Sergeant Bokenham has commanded the Corps of Drums for two years in Londonderry, two years in Gibraltar and now in Colchester. In Londonderry the Drums formed an operational rifle platoon and played a full part in Battalion operations, but still managed to retain and develop their skills as drummers and machine gunners. Indeed the platoon won the Army GPMG SF Competition in 1986. When the Battalion moved to Gibraltar the Corps of Drums assumed a heavy and high profile ceremonial commitment, while still taking a full part in all Battalion activities. This meant that the Platoon was one of the busiest elements of the Battalion throughout the Gibraltar tour. Staff Sergeant Bokenham approached this challenge with immense energy, enthusiasm and complete devotion to duty, building a platoon with an unrivalled esprit de corps and a first class professional performance on parade and in the field.
The Corps of Drums were present on the nine major parades conducted by the Battalion in Gibraltar and, with the exception of two short periods of block leave and exercise commitments, all of the weekly Convent Guard parades. On 8 March 1988, following the thwarted attack by the IRA in Gibraltar, the Corps of Drums led the Guard Mounting ceremony in the full glare of the international media and under the continued possibility of terrorist attack. Their steadiness and bearing on that and subsequent parades was in the very best tradition of the British Army and was much remarked upon.
The platoon furnished drummers to support the British diplomatic staff in Spain and Morocco and met a heavy demand to enhance social life in Gibraltar. They took their full share of routine Battalion duties and worked hard to maintain basic infantry skills and specialist machine gun expertise at a high level. Staff Sergeant Bokenham also ensured that their musical engagements within the Battalion were always fully and generously serviced. On return to Colchester the Corps of Drums once again rapidly readapted to the different requirements of an operational tour in South Armagh.
The platoon’s high standards, morale and achievements in all fields are the direct result of Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s wholehearted leadership, single minded devotion to his vocation and the time and care he lavishes on the well being and development of his soldiers and NCOs.
Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s complete service, from the time he joined the Battalion as a Junior Soldier in May 1968, has been spent with the Corps of Drums of this Battalion. His two years in Gibraltar, in which the Corps of Drums have reached a peak of performance under his leadership, are but the culmination of twenty years of total commitment to music, soldiering and Regimental life. His immense pride in the Corps of Drums' achievement is entirely justified, since he has worked all hours, and consistently placed his duty to the service and the care of his men before his personal interests and comfort and those of his family. He is held in the highest esteem and affection by all ranks. Staff Sergeant Bokenham, who was promoted to substantive Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989, has set a remarkable example of unswerving and unselfish service by a devoted and loyal regimental soldier, and I recommend very strongly that this be recognised by the highest appropriate award.’
Anthony Harold Bokenham was born on 23 July 1950. He attested into the Royal Anglian Regiment and served as Drum Major commanding the Corps of Drums in Londonderry during a two year two of Northern Ireland, when the Drums served as a fully operational rifle platoon. After further service in Gibraltar and in Colchester, he further deployed to Northern Ireland for a tour of South Armagh, and was advanced Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989.
Sold with copied citation, copied research and the 21 September 1987 edition of Soldier magazine, featuring a photograph of the recipient in uniform on the front cover.
British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (24070645 SSgt Anthony H Bokenham R Anglian) in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fine £200-£240
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B.E.M. London Gazette 16 June 1990.
The original Recommendation, dated 18 October 1989, states: ‘Staff Sergeant Bokenham has commanded the Corps of Drums for two years in Londonderry, two years in Gibraltar and now in Colchester. In Londonderry the Drums formed an operational rifle platoon and played a full part in Battalion operations, but still managed to retain and develop their skills as drummers and machine gunners. Indeed the platoon won the Army GPMG SF Competition in 1986. When the Battalion moved to Gibraltar the Corps of Drums assumed a heavy and high profile ceremonial commitment, while still taking a full part in all Battalion activities. This meant that the Platoon was one of the busiest elements of the Battalion throughout the Gibraltar tour. Staff Sergeant Bokenham approached this challenge with immense energy, enthusiasm and complete devotion to duty, building a platoon with an unrivalled esprit de corps and a first class professional performance on parade and in the field.
The Corps of Drums were present on the nine major parades conducted by the Battalion in Gibraltar and, with the exception of two short periods of block leave and exercise commitments, all of the weekly Convent Guard parades. On 8 March 1988, following the thwarted attack by the IRA in Gibraltar, the Corps of Drums led the Guard Mounting ceremony in the full glare of the international media and under the continued possibility of terrorist attack. Their steadiness and bearing on that and subsequent parades was in the very best tradition of the British Army and was much remarked upon.
The platoon furnished drummers to support the British diplomatic staff in Spain and Morocco and met a heavy demand to enhance social life in Gibraltar. They took their full share of routine Battalion duties and worked hard to maintain basic infantry skills and specialist machine gun expertise at a high level. Staff Sergeant Bokenham also ensured that their musical engagements within the Battalion were always fully and generously serviced. On return to Colchester the Corps of Drums once again rapidly readapted to the different requirements of an operational tour in South Armagh.
The platoon’s high standards, morale and achievements in all fields are the direct result of Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s wholehearted leadership, single minded devotion to his vocation and the time and care he lavishes on the well being and development of his soldiers and NCOs.
Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s complete service, from the time he joined the Battalion as a Junior Soldier in May 1968, has been spent with the Corps of Drums of this Battalion. His two years in Gibraltar, in which the Corps of Drums have reached a peak of performance under his leadership, are but the culmination of twenty years of total commitment to music, soldiering and Regimental life. His immense pride in the Corps of Drums' achievement is entirely justified, since he has worked all hours, and consistently placed his duty to the service and the care of his men before his personal interests and comfort and those of his family. He is held in the highest esteem and affection by all ranks. Staff Sergeant Bokenham, who was promoted to substantive Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989, has set a remarkable example of unswerving and unselfish service by a devoted and loyal regimental soldier, and I recommend very strongly that this be recognised by the highest appropriate award.’
Anthony Harold Bokenham was born on 23 July 1950. He attested into the Royal Anglian Regiment and served as Drum Major commanding the Corps of Drums in Londonderry during a two year two of Northern Ireland, when the Drums served as a fully operational rifle platoon. After further service in Gibraltar and in Colchester, he further deployed to Northern Ireland for a tour of South Armagh, and was advanced Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989.
Sold with copied citation, copied research and the 21 September 1987 edition of Soldier magazine, featuring a photograph of the recipient in uniform on the front cover.
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A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Staff Sergeant A. H. Bokenham, Royal Anglian Regiment
British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (24070645 SSgt Anthony H Bokenham R Anglian) in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fine £200-£240
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B.E.M. London Gazette 16 June 1990.
The original Recommendation, dated 18 October 1989, states: ‘Staff Sergeant Bokenham has commanded the Corps of Drums for two years in Londonderry, two years in Gibraltar and now in Colchester. In Londonderry the Drums formed an operational rifle platoon and played a full part in Battalion operations, but still managed to retain and develop their skills as drummers and machine gunners. Indeed the platoon won the Army GPMG SF Competition in 1986. When the Battalion moved to Gibraltar the Corps of Drums assumed a heavy and high profile ceremonial commitment, while still taking a full part in all Battalion activities. This meant that the Platoon was one of the busiest elements of the Battalion throughout the Gibraltar tour. Staff Sergeant Bokenham approached this challenge with immense energy, enthusiasm and complete devotion to duty, building a platoon with an unrivalled esprit de corps and a first class professional performance on parade and in the field.
The Corps of Drums were present on the nine major parades conducted by the Battalion in Gibraltar and, with the exception of two short periods of block leave and exercise commitments, all of the weekly Convent Guard parades. On 8 March 1988, following the thwarted attack by the IRA in Gibraltar, the Corps of Drums led the Guard Mounting ceremony in the full glare of the international media and under the continued possibility of terrorist attack. Their steadiness and bearing on that and subsequent parades was in the very best tradition of the British Army and was much remarked upon.
The platoon furnished drummers to support the British diplomatic staff in Spain and Morocco and met a heavy demand to enhance social life in Gibraltar. They took their full share of routine Battalion duties and worked hard to maintain basic infantry skills and specialist machine gun expertise at a high level. Staff Sergeant Bokenham also ensured that their musical engagements within the Battalion were always fully and generously serviced. On return to Colchester the Corps of Drums once again rapidly readapted to the different requirements of an operational tour in South Armagh.
The platoon’s high standards, morale and achievements in all fields are the direct result of Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s wholehearted leadership, single minded devotion to his vocation and the time and care he lavishes on the well being and development of his soldiers and NCOs.
Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s complete service, from the time he joined the Battalion as a Junior Soldier in May 1968, has been spent with the Corps of Drums of this Battalion. His two years in Gibraltar, in which the Corps of Drums have reached a peak of performance under his leadership, are but the culmination of twenty years of total commitment to music, soldiering and Regimental life. His immense pride in the Corps of Drums' achievement is entirely justified, since he has worked all hours, and consistently placed his duty to the service and the care of his men before his personal interests and comfort and those of his family. He is held in the highest esteem and affection by all ranks. Staff Sergeant Bokenham, who was promoted to substantive Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989, has set a remarkable example of unswerving and unselfish service by a devoted and loyal regimental soldier, and I recommend very strongly that this be recognised by the highest appropriate award.’
Anthony Harold Bokenham was born on 23 July 1950. He attested into the Royal Anglian Regiment and served as Drum Major commanding the Corps of Drums in Londonderry during a two year two of Northern Ireland, when the Drums served as a fully operational rifle platoon. After further service in Gibraltar and in Colchester, he further deployed to Northern Ireland for a tour of South Armagh, and was advanced Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989.
Sold with copied citation, copied research and the 21 September 1987 edition of Soldier magazine, featuring a photograph of the recipient in uniform on the front cover.
British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (24070645 SSgt Anthony H Bokenham R Anglian) in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fine £200-£240
---
B.E.M. London Gazette 16 June 1990.
The original Recommendation, dated 18 October 1989, states: ‘Staff Sergeant Bokenham has commanded the Corps of Drums for two years in Londonderry, two years in Gibraltar and now in Colchester. In Londonderry the Drums formed an operational rifle platoon and played a full part in Battalion operations, but still managed to retain and develop their skills as drummers and machine gunners. Indeed the platoon won the Army GPMG SF Competition in 1986. When the Battalion moved to Gibraltar the Corps of Drums assumed a heavy and high profile ceremonial commitment, while still taking a full part in all Battalion activities. This meant that the Platoon was one of the busiest elements of the Battalion throughout the Gibraltar tour. Staff Sergeant Bokenham approached this challenge with immense energy, enthusiasm and complete devotion to duty, building a platoon with an unrivalled esprit de corps and a first class professional performance on parade and in the field.
The Corps of Drums were present on the nine major parades conducted by the Battalion in Gibraltar and, with the exception of two short periods of block leave and exercise commitments, all of the weekly Convent Guard parades. On 8 March 1988, following the thwarted attack by the IRA in Gibraltar, the Corps of Drums led the Guard Mounting ceremony in the full glare of the international media and under the continued possibility of terrorist attack. Their steadiness and bearing on that and subsequent parades was in the very best tradition of the British Army and was much remarked upon.
The platoon furnished drummers to support the British diplomatic staff in Spain and Morocco and met a heavy demand to enhance social life in Gibraltar. They took their full share of routine Battalion duties and worked hard to maintain basic infantry skills and specialist machine gun expertise at a high level. Staff Sergeant Bokenham also ensured that their musical engagements within the Battalion were always fully and generously serviced. On return to Colchester the Corps of Drums once again rapidly readapted to the different requirements of an operational tour in South Armagh.
The platoon’s high standards, morale and achievements in all fields are the direct result of Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s wholehearted leadership, single minded devotion to his vocation and the time and care he lavishes on the well being and development of his soldiers and NCOs.
Staff Sergeant Bokenham’s complete service, from the time he joined the Battalion as a Junior Soldier in May 1968, has been spent with the Corps of Drums of this Battalion. His two years in Gibraltar, in which the Corps of Drums have reached a peak of performance under his leadership, are but the culmination of twenty years of total commitment to music, soldiering and Regimental life. His immense pride in the Corps of Drums' achievement is entirely justified, since he has worked all hours, and consistently placed his duty to the service and the care of his men before his personal interests and comfort and those of his family. He is held in the highest esteem and affection by all ranks. Staff Sergeant Bokenham, who was promoted to substantive Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989, has set a remarkable example of unswerving and unselfish service by a devoted and loyal regimental soldier, and I recommend very strongly that this be recognised by the highest appropriate award.’
Anthony Harold Bokenham was born on 23 July 1950. He attested into the Royal Anglian Regiment and served as Drum Major commanding the Corps of Drums in Londonderry during a two year two of Northern Ireland, when the Drums served as a fully operational rifle platoon. After further service in Gibraltar and in Colchester, he further deployed to Northern Ireland for a tour of South Armagh, and was advanced Warrant Officer Class 2 on 30 June 1989.
Sold with copied citation, copied research and the 21 September 1987 edition of Soldier magazine, featuring a photograph of the recipient in uniform on the front cover.
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