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HMS Ledbury, HMS Brecon and RMS St Helena sailed as part of Operation Corporate from Rosyth on the 15th May 1982, before the Argentine surrender. As the war reached its conclusion it became clear that a major clearing-up operation would be required, with the intention of making the islands coastal waters safe, this was achieved with total professionalism with these three ships playing a major role. They were denied the South Atlantic Medal due to lack of accumulated days before the war ended, however their task and the risks involved were still very real as they continued their operations. I ask the Prime Minister/Secretary State for Defence to review the criteria for the award of the South Atlantic Medal set in Command Paper 8601, presented to Parliament in July 82 while the three ships were conducting Mine Clearance Operations in the South Atlantic and re-consider awarding the medal (Without Rosette) to these ships.

Current signatories

Ian Mcvitie, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• gary
• A Morland (petitions.number10.gov.uk/HMFORCESTHANKS/)
• C Walbran ex RAF
• Lester Stenner
• John King
• Michelle Commons
• David G Hipperson ex CPO RN
• Gerald Peck
• Bob Russell MP
• Darren Henderson
• John Howieson
• Rod Hunt
• Stewart Pettigrew
• D Watch ex RN
• M Eyre
• M. Benson
• Dickiebo
• Peter R Sansom
• LowLander
• pjwilson
• peter broughton
• Wiliam Mackie
• R Wilson
• Andrew Parrett
• Robert A Wilson
• Gene Richard Artis
• Stephen Smith
• Jeff Crane
• Diane Artis
• JOHN SLATER
• Klaus Rode-Hilbert
• Neville T Saunders
• ANTONY HAY PARSONS
• Christopher Elston
• J.A.G
• David Brown, Secretary the Algerines Association
• Bob Proud
• Sammy Singleton
• Terence Halder
• Teresa
• Richard Farrar
• Brian Shipman (Ex RN)
• Phillip Stevens
• David G Donnelly
• Nigel Mitton
• ronnie archibald
• Brian Bilverstone (SAM holder)
• B Stubbings
• Michael Lithgow CBE
• Garry Smith
• Geoff Taylor ex coxn HMS BRECON '82
• alan mulloy
• chris collier-woods
• philip robinson
• Iain McRobbie ex RN
• dave gibbins (Queens Regt)
• John Pinnock
• Jodie Louise North
• CHRISTOPHER SEARLE
• Tom Burlison SAM Holder)
• Mrs E Morland
• Barrie R. Davies ex Army Air Corps
• John Tomkins (ex Army Air Corps)
• susan howard
• Barry Angus
• Stephen Wall
• John Robert Moffat
• Tony Smallman
• Martin Roberts
• Tom Williams
• Neil Murphy-Dewar
• John Conyers
• Taff Small ex RAF
• Lt Tim Stanish RN
• Steve Adcock
• Robert Alexander Lavens
• GUY RUSSELL
• Philip Burman
• Chris Leavesley
• Martin Edwardes (MV Astronomer)
• Gary hutchinson
• Philip McFarland
• Simon Gore
• Mark Schofield
• Brian Davies
• Andrew Garvey
• Anne Kasica, the-shg.org
• Ernest Vine
• Charles Luxford