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South Atlantic Medal 1982
South Atlantic medal awarded to Weapons Engineering Mechanic P.B. Lindsey, for service on HMS 'Ambuscade'. Obverse: Head of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned (right). Legend: 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID.DEF.' Reverse: On a shield the Arms of the Falkland Islands (a sheep with a ship below) motto on a ribbon below, between two branches of laurel. Legend: 'SOUTH ATLANTIC MEDAL'. Motto: 'DESIRE THE RIGHT'. The edge is inscribed: 'APOWEM (0) P B LINDSEY D083780H HMS AMBUSCADE 36'. Suspended by a straight clasp from a watered silk ribbon striped blue/white/green/white/blue with rosette.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA5091 |
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| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | London |
| Events: | Falklands War, 1982 |
| Vessels: | Ambuscade (1973) |
| People: | Lindsey, Peter B. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 48 mm x 38 mm |