Lukeafb1
Am I being particularly dim???
I was stationed at Akrotiri (on TASF and Strike Wing) but living in town during virtually the whole of the period in question and I don't remember any problems.
Is senility catching up with me??
If you lived out in Limassol, you should have received the Families Evacuation Scheme document, that I posted earlier.
Also when the shooting happened in Limassol in the February, wherever you lived it must have been difficult not to hear it. The Greeks had a Valentine tank with a Bren on it.
The good news was that the Greek & Turks were shooting at each other, not at us.
I never thought that a medal would be issued, and for it to happen half a century later was a great surprise.
TTN
The medal is silver plated and the clasp is difficult to read! So I expect the quality rating is minimal. As I said, my rank is incorrect, but I doubt if anyone in today's RAF knows what Cpl/Tech, Sen/Tech and Master Tech's were.
With the medal qualification period ending within a week of the rank changes, it was an error designed to happen.