Pair: Guardsman D. Wand, Scots Guards

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24433111 Gdsm D Wand SG); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24433111 Gdsm D Wand SG) with the recipient’s metal identity disc, good very fine (2) £800-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Musicians formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Daniel Wand was born on 14 June 1960 and attested for the Scots Guards on 20 August 1976. He served throughout his military service as a flute player in the Corps of Drums, with the B.A.O.R., March 1978-March 1979; in Northern Ireland, May-October 1980; Kenya, February-April 1981; Falkland Islands, May-August 1982; Cyprus, January 1984-February 1986 and in the U.S.A., March-April 1987. He was discharged on 15 June 1987.

Sold with the recipient’s Regular Army Certificate of Service; Certificate of Qualifications; three Army Job Description Forms; Certificate stating, ‘Drummer D. Wand served with the Second Battalion Scots Guards during the Battle for Tumbledown Mountain Falkland Islands 14 June 1982’; Territorial Army and Reservist Instruction Book; and two letters, all contained in plastic Army folder; together with Falkland Island ‘Shipwrecks’ postage stamps first day cover, dated 15 May 1982; and a copied group photograph featuring Guardsman Wand.