Royal Marines GSM, UN, South Atlantic, LSGC Group of Four Me...

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£1,500

Royal Marines GSM, UN, South Atlantic, LSGC Group of Four Medals. Awarded to PO20889P Colour Sergeant B.R. Sherrin Royal Marines, who during the Falklands War was in the initial landings in San Carlos and later believed to have service with the Special Boat Service SBS. Comprising: Campaign Service Medal, clasp Northern Ireland, Sgt RM, UN Cyprus Medal, South Atlantic Medal with Rosette CSGT RM, Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (EIIR), SGT RM. GC Group mounted as originally worn and accompanied by corresponding miniature medal group mounted as worn ... Accompanied by two original photographs, one being the presentation of the RN LS&GC whilst attached to the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Colour Sergeant B R Sherrin joined the Corps on 18 September 1961 and after training with 768 Squad joined the Royal Marines Detachment aboard HMS LONDONDERRY. Aboard he was made responsible for the Detachment Geminis and later became a coxswain of the Ship's Sea Boat. This tour included twelve months in the West Indies at the time of the Cuban crisis. As coxswain he was responsible for putting ashore at many remote British Islands and picking up the many Cuban exiles who had fled their island. Later he flew with the Detachment to Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, formerly British Guyana, during a period of civil unrest and general strike. In March 1965 he qualified as an LC3 and immediately following this he joined the Detachment aboard HMS LION. On return to RM POOLE he upgraded to LC2 and a Junior Command Course followed shortly afterwards. CSgt SHERRIN was married in June 1967. He joined HMS INTREPID as an LCVP Coxswain and was promoted to Corporal. The ship sailed to the Far East and during the outbound passage stopped at Aden to assist with the withdrawal. During his tour in the Far East, CSGT SHERRIN who is a New Zealander by birth, was able to transfer to HMS TRIUMPH during Ex CORAL SANDS and revisit his homeland when the ship visited AUCKLAND for two weeks. Returning to RM Poole he successfully completed an LC1 course and assisted as an LC3 Instructor before flying out to Singapore to rejoin HMS INTREPID as an LCU 2nd Coxswain. A year later he attended the Senior Command Course at CTCRM and shortly after this he attended and attained his Private Pilots Licence courtesy of the Army Air Corps at Middle Wallop. In May 1973 CSgt SHERRIN joined 41 Commando in Malta and was made Troop Sgt of 4 Troop, F Company. He then flew twice to Malaya, first to attend a Jungle Survival Course and later he flew out with F Company when the first of the "Curry Trails" began. He attended Gliding Course held in Cyprus and gained a Gliding Licence. In Cyprus shortly afterwards he was involved with F Company in the setting up of a Refugee Camp and the evacuation of the holidaymakers when war occurred with the Turkish invasion. Later he returned to Cyprus for six months as a member of the United Nations Force and was responsible for in addition to three OP's, the numerous Greek villages and Turkish enclaves surrounding the town of POLIS. Back at RM Poole in 1975 he took on LC instructing, had a term as I/C of the RIT Section, then took control of the LCVP Sqn. In the autumn of 1976 he was on the first exchange draft with the RNLMC and based on the island of TEXEL at the Dutch Amphibious Training Camp for 15 months. From HOLLAND he joined 1 Raiding Squadron Royal Marines at Plymouth and served with OP INTERKNIT as I/C of RRC Coxswains. With the Squadron he was employed as Trg SNCO which included trips to Cyprus and Norway for exercises. Returning to RM Poole he was briefly employed as an LCU Coxswain before flying out to Hong Kong to take over as Senior Instructor training Gurkhas as RRC Coxswains. During the six month tour he also assisted with the formation of 3 Raiding Squadron Royal Marines. After a further six months at Poole he was then drafted to HMS HERMES as SNCO LCVP's. In November 1981 he was promoted to CSgt and served a short term at RM Poole before joining HMS INTREPID as an LCU Coxswain for OP CORPORATE. In the Falklands he was at the initial landing in SAN CARLOS and when HMS INTREPID left to return home CSgt SHERRIN remained in Stanley a further six weeks. He was in command of the two LCU's kept there to continue the off loading of the shipping as they arrived. On return to RM Poole he took over as Senior Instructor Landing Craft and was responsible for co-ordinating all training. He was left the Marines in 1984 after 21 years service. He is believed to have at one time served with the SBS, but at this point Bosleys have been unable to confirm this.