Members of 10 Sqn's VC10 crews who carried out medical repatriation flights from Uruguay during the Falklands Conflict may now be entitled to the South Atlantic Medal and Rosette.....read on....
Following the recent 2014 review of medal award criteria, by Sir John Holmes, the criteria has changed for the award of the South Atlantic Medal with Rosette, awarded after the 1982 Falklands conflict (Operation Corporate).
This change now allows the relatively small number of 10 Squadron’s VC10 crew members who flew south of Ascension Island to be eligible to apply for the medal which, with distinguishing rosette, was awarded for 1 days’ service in the Falkland Islands or their dependencies or in the South Atlantic, south of 35° south and north of 60° south, or for 1 operational sortie south of Ascension Island, between 2 April and 14 June 1982.
Official details of the criteria may be seen at:
http://www.gov.uk/guidance/medals-ca...atlantic-medal
Contact:
MOD Medal Office
[email protected]
Freephone (UK only): 0808 191 4218
Telephone (from overseas): +44 125 386 6043
Send written enquiries to the MOD Medal Office.
MOD Medal Office
Innsworth House
Imjin Barracks
GLOUCESTER
GL3 1HW
It is suggested that those who think they qualify should send scans of their appropriate Flying Log Book pages together with a scan of the Record of Service page at the end of their Log Books in Section 8. This will confirm that they were indeed posted on 10 Squadron during the period in question. A covering letter to the Medal Office by email attaching these scans should enable the award. It will take the Medal Office about 6-8 weeks to check eligibility and issue the medal. On receipt of the medal check to confirm that the Rosette is also included.
10 Sqn Association readers may wish to see
www.10sqnass.co.uk/crewroom for further info.