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A well-documented Northern Ireland and Falklands campaign group of three awarded to Sergeant P. K. Worrall, Royal Marines, who served with 40 Commando on two tours of Northern Ireland, and as a Medic with the Commando Logistics Regiment during the Falklands General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (LCPL P K Worral [sic] RM); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (Cpl P K Worrall PO36066V RM); U.N. Medal, for Cyprus, mounted as originally worn, with Commando School Royal Marines prize medal, white metal, reverse engraved ‘PO 36066V RCT Worrall P K’ and Shooting Medal, bronze, reverse engraved ‘GPMG Worrall P K PO36066V’, generally very fine (3) £800-1200 Footnote Paul Kevin Worrall was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, in February 1956. He was educated at Grange Lane Comprehensive, Winsford, and was initially employed on a farm prior to enlistment. Worrall joined 96 Troop at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, ‘after the first week all hell broke loose, training had begun, it was long and hard, mud runs, 6 milers, a lot of shouting and physical exercise. Over the next few months many people left our troop, I even considered it. By half way through training, I had lost nearly two stones in weight. By the fifth month so many had left the troop that there was not enough recruits left to pass out of training so we had to mark time for 98 troop to pass out with our troop.... I joined A Company, 40 CDO RM, who were based at Seaton Barracks Crownhill Plymouth in early 1977, they had not long returned from a tour in South Armagh.... My first roles in a fighting troop were in the HQ element, I went through a number of roles, Troop radio Operator, 2 inch Mortar, Carl Gustav 84 mm anti-tank launcher. Then my first role in a section was a GPMG Gunner.... Then later that year I had my first overseas deployment to the Mediterranean. Gibraltar, Italy, Greece, Sardinia, Cyprus and then back to Gibraltar and home. In 1977 40 CDO was chosen to represent the Marines for the Queen’s Jubilee, The Guard at the Cenotaph, The Lord Mayor’s Show and the festival of remembrance. Me I was chosen as one of the marines to march down the steps at the festival of remembrance and then across the floor. I remember it as a very moving occasion...’ (typed biography included in the lot refers) Worrall advanced to Lance-Corporal in December 1978, ‘in 1979 40 CDO was deployed to Bally Kelly Northern Ireland for a 12 month tour... During the tour, I served in Belleek County Fermanagh, Dungiven and Maghera County Londonderry and The Creggan, Derry City. Things that stand out in my mind: 1) A Company was deployed to Londonderry City to cover the Apprentice Boys March and I drove a pig from Ballykelly to Londonderry not a pleasant experience. 2) Being shot at by the sign “You are now entering free Derry.” 3) Deployed to Londonderry in the aftermath of the assassination of Lord Mountbatten. 4) Being one of the first sections on the scene of a shooting of a UDR female reservist who was seriously injured.’ (Ibid) Worrall was promoted to Corporal in June 1980, and completed an Assault Engineers Course. He was posted to 41 CDO at Deal, Kent, in October of the same year. Worrall was posted to the Commando Logistics Regiment in May 1981, and joined the Medical Squadron. After returning from a deployment to Norway, the unit was posted to join the Falklands task force: ‘On the early morning of the landings at San Carlos we sailed in under escort from naval fighting vessels, two gazelle helicopters took off never to return. Once in San Carlos water we remained on board for the first day through countless air raids. Once ashore we started to set up the field hospital at San Carlos, casualties had started to arrive by helicopter and we swung into action, helping treat and carry the casualties from the helicopters, also assist the surgeons in theatre and after care before the injured were flown to the hospital ship. As marines, we had after a few days set up several