South Atlantic Medal with rosette named AAEM(R)1 B S GILMORE D189591T 800 SQDN. Mounted with a pin to wear.
Royal Naval Air Force 800 Squadron embarked aboard the carrier HMS Hermes as part of the Royal Navy task force during the Falklands War. They took 12 Sea Harrier FRS1s and another 4 aircraft arrived later.Two of the squadron's planes were lost, one when it exploded on takeoff from Hermes and one shot down during an attack on Goose Green. No Harriers were lost in air-to-air fighting and the squadron destroyed 13 enemy aircraft. Lieutenant Commander Gordon Batt DSC was killed in action flying a Sea Harrier FRS 1 from Hermes on 23 May 1982.
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