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Pair: Corporal Samuel A. May, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, one of the 7 soldiers of 3 Para accused of murdering an Iraqi civilian in a lengthy and well documented trial that cost £10 million and which collapsed after Judge Blackett ruled ‘Much of the evidence is too inherently weak or vague for any sensible person to rely on it’
Iraq 2003-11, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (Pte S A May PARA 25090855); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (Cpl S A May PARA 25090855) both medals in their respective named boxes of issue, extremely fine (2) £600-£800
Sold with original pages from The Times and the Daily Express, both dated Friday November 4 2005, reporting the collapse of the trial and with photographs of Samuel May and the other accused soldiers. May’s Iraq medal was awarded after the conclusion of the trial.
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