C.S.M., 2 clasps, South Arabia, Northern Ireland (Pte. Para.), U.N. Medal, UNFICYP , South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (WO2 Para), Army L.S.G.C., E1IR., Regular Army (SSgt Para)
Captain David Bruce Rowntree (D.M. on S. Atlantic )
born on 8 May 1947 and attested for the Parachute Regiment on 18 September 1964. awarded his Long Service and Good conduct Medal on 7 November 1979, and served as a Warrant Officer Class II with 3 Para during the Falklands War – it was he who presided over the emergency burials of those members of the Battalion, including Sergeant Ian McKay, V.C., who were killed on Mount Longdon on 12 June 1982. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 5 January 1987, being promoted Lieutenant the same day, and was advanced Captain on 5 July 1988. He retired on 5 July 1992, and was subsequently appointed to the Reserve of Officers.
Sold with a photocopy of the recipient’s Certificate of Service, and other copied research, including a photographic images of the recipient.
