Orders, Decorations and Medals

A fine modern campaign group of four awarded to Warrant Officer David Edwards, Royal Marine Commando, Mentioned in Despatches for Borneo
Zimbabwe Independence 1980, the edge numbered ‘16946’; Naval General Service 1915-62, 3 clasps, Cyprus, Near East, Arabian Peninsula (R.M.15071 Mne., R.M.); General Service 1962, 3 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland, with M.I.D. oak leaf (R.M.15071 Sgt., R.M.); Naval L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, swivel suspension (R.M.15071 C/Sgt., R.M.) mounted as worn in the order listed and sold with his original Certificate of Service, very fine and rare (4)

M.I.D. 30 December, 1965.
David Edwards was born in Birkenhead on 9 February, 1938, and enlisted at Liverpool on 11 July, 1955. He completed his training with 42 Commando on 25 May, 1956, and was shortly after posted to 40 Commando with whom he served in Cyprus, Suez and in the Arabian Peninsula. He next spent a year with 45 Commando in Aden and Malta before joining 42 Commando, in December 1962, with whom he served in Borneo and Malaysia. For his services in these campaigns he was mentioned in despatches. His later service took him to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Turkey, North America, the Dutch Antilles and the Far East. Edwards was awarded the long service medal in February, 1971, together with a £20 gratuity, and was finally discharged as Warrant Officer 2 on 8 February, 1978.