SAS Atlantic and GSM medal pair among top lots at Baldwin's

SAS Atlantic and GSM medal pair among top lots at Baldwin's

A general service medal (GSM) and South Atlantic casualty medal pair awarded to Staff Sergeant Sidney 'Sid' Davidson of the SAS is up for auction at Baldwin's in London.

The pair are to be sold as a single lot with an £8,000-10,000 ($12,779-15,974) estimate.

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The medals were presented to an SAS officer who fought in the Falklands

The GSM displays three bars (South Arabia, Dhofar and Northern Ireland).

The South Atlantic medal was specifically introduced to honour servicemen who fought in the Falklands war (April 2-June 14, 1982), with this example awarded posthumously.  

Davidson was killed in 1982, when a Sea King helicopter carrying 18 senior officers crashed into the sea.

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