Description
Gulf War Medal, bar 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991, Saudi Arabia, Liberation of Kuwait Medal 1991, and Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait Medal 1991, 4th Grade, Lance Corporal S. Walker, RAOC.
Gulf War Medal officially impressed: “24607487 LCPL S WALKER RAOC”
With original named box of issue for the Kuwait Liberation Medal (4th Grade).
Also the original green Saudi Arabia fitted box of issue for the Medal with riband bar.
Known in England as the First Iraq War or Officially as Operation Granby and in USA as Operation Desert Storm, involved the deployment to the Middle Eeast after the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait.
Two units of the RAOC are noted on the Order of Battle:
Both the 3rd and 6th Ordnance Battalion Royal Army Ordnance Corps were deployed.
The IWM has a number of videos and recordings of these battalions during the war.