A group of three medals to a survivor of the sinking of RFA Sir Galahad

A group of three medals to a survivor of the sinking of RFA Sir Galahad, 1st Electrical Officer Leslie Thomas Seager: Defence Medal, 1939-45 War Medal, South Atlantic Medal with rosette (I/L/D L T SEAGER RFA SIR GALAHAD); together with a small quantity of official documents, and a large photographic print of Sir Galahad. Medals extremely fine, mounted for display.

The tragic destruction of the Royal Fleet Auxilliary's landing ship Sir Galahad was one of the seminal events of the Falklands War. On June 8th 1982, having survived previous action, she was preparing to land a force of Welsh Guardsmen and other personnel at Bluff Cove, as part of an attempt to outflank Argentinean positions on land. A sudden attack was made by Mirage and Skyhawk aircraft, and Sir Galahad was hit by multiple bombs resulting in catastrophic fires and large numbers of casualties. The recipient had just come off watch, and was forced to leap into the sea to escape the devastation.