A confirmed Korean War 'Happy Valley' casualty campaign medal group of 3: Private R. Cain, 'B Company' 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles

a). GSM 1918. GVI issue 'Palestine 1945-48' (14160427 Rfn. R. Cain. R.U.R.)

b). Korea Medal (22511765 Pte. R. Cain. R.U.R.)

c). United Nations: U.N. Service Medal with clasp 'Korea'

Note: The rank and forename initial officially corrected on the GSM - and a common occurrence thus for that campaign medal to this particular regiment

Important: The recipient is shown as in the published casualty roll as being 'Wounded-in-Action' per the casualty lists published in 'The Times' of 20 January 1951 - in respect of wounds received earlier that month at the Battle of Happy Valley between 3-4 January 1951

Medal and clasp verification: The GSM medal and clasp confirmed as entitled and issued per the respective campaign medal roll (Reference WO 100/352) signed at Ballyinklar, County Down, Northern Ireland (note that the medal rolls for the Korean War are not in the public domain)

Private R. Cain is a unique name on the GSM medal roll of the Royal Ulster Rifles, his number indicating a post 1942 enlistment, who took his discharge sometime after 1946, and who subsequently re-enlisted in the British Army at which time he was allocated a new Army Number

The regimental history 'A New Battlefield The Royal Ulster Rifles in Korea 1950-51' includes a reference to Cain in the published nominal roll, and in below extract from the text pertaining to the Battle of Chaegunghyon on 3 January 1951- referred more commonly by the troops present as 'Happy Valley' as under;

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"One man had been left behind. Rifleman Cain had suffered a broken ankle was unable to move. He was taken prisoner, then quickly escaped, but was later found hiding in the undergrowth."

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At the time of the Happy Valley action, Private Cain was serving with B Company

Condition: About VF

Code: 22008