Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24756219 Pte B W Lamont D and D) nearly extremely fine £180-£220

Brian William Lamont was born on 1 July 1969, and enlisted for the Parachute Regiment at Barnstaple on 22 April 1986. His Certificate of Service shows that he served in the Parachute Regiment from April 1986 to 18 January 1987, before transferring to the Devons and Dorsets where he served until 30 June 1990.

His testimonial states: ‘Private Lamont is an honest, sober and trustworthy individual who has given and gained a lot from his short time in the service. He has attended and passed an assistant instructors course in physical training and is himself very fit. He has also attended and passed a water duties course, showing his flexibility to turn his hand to any task. Private Lamont has consistently expressed a wish to not accept promotion, this is unfortunate as he has shown elements of leadership on operations in Northern Ireland where he was forced to become a team leader. He is honest, trustworthy and conscientious and based on his performance over the period of his service, I have no hesitation in recommending Private Lamont to any future employer.’

Sold with a quantity of original documents, photographs and other items, including, Regular Army Certificate of Service, flattened named card box of issue, two metal identity discs, Green orders book, copy of the rules of engagement, various instructions on how to deal with different situations, a listing of his platoon with blood groups and the weapons they carried, personal medical records, Certificate of Qualification, etc., and about a dozen photographs including group shot of his Para training course and others of Lamont in training and in Northern Ireland (probably South Armagh), some wearing the red beret and two of him parachuting.