Major Eric Arthur Wilson TD Royal Engineers
Efficiency Decoration 'Territorial'. Efficiency Medal 'T&AVR'.
The Man Eric Arthur Wilson was born in about 1945.
He joined the Territorial Army (TA), Royal, Engineers (RE) between October 1964 and April 1965 with service number 24047839 and was promoted through the ranks to Warrant Officer Class II. In Army Order 118 of 1978 he was awarded the Efficiency Medal ‘T&AVR’.
On 6th May 1988 Eric was Commissioned into the RE TA, Group A as a Lieutenant with a new service number 530201. On 6th May 1990 he was promoted to Captain and on 30th November 1993 to Major with seniority backdated to 1st March 1992.
In the London Gazette of 17th November 1998, he was awarded the Efficiency Decoration ‘Territorial’.
In 2000 Eric retired from the TA as a Major, in the Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps, which was intended to provide advisers on engineering and logistics to the British Army at a senior level.
No further detail is currently known about Eric Arthur Wilson sadly.
He joined the Territorial Army (TA), Royal, Engineers (RE) between October 1964 and April 1965 with service number 24047839 and was promoted through the ranks to Warrant Officer Class II. In Army Order 118 of 1978 he was awarded the Efficiency Medal ‘T&AVR’.
On 6th May 1988 Eric was Commissioned into the RE TA, Group A as a Lieutenant with a new service number 530201. On 6th May 1990 he was promoted to Captain and on 30th November 1993 to Major with seniority backdated to 1st March 1992.
In the London Gazette of 17th November 1998, he was awarded the Efficiency Decoration ‘Territorial’.
In 2000 Eric retired from the TA as a Major, in the Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps, which was intended to provide advisers on engineering and logistics to the British Army at a senior level.
No further detail is currently known about Eric Arthur Wilson sadly.
The Story The medal pair awarded to Eric Arthur Wilson were acquired from the Malvern Flea Fair on 18th April 2022 and of immediate interest because of the double long service combination, but more importantly, the fact the Efficiency Decoration was the post 1988 ‘Territorial’ version with the two-tone ribbon and the Efficiency Medal the earlier ‘T&AVR’ type. A combination not seen too often and the first in this collection.
Following hurried confirmation of the awards on the internet using both London Gazette and Forces War Records an offer was made and accepted and the medals taken into custodianship.
Sadly, the number of Eric Arthur Wilson’s on Ancestry.UK prevented any detailed research, but the LG and FWR enabled a brief biography to be completed.
It is likely that Eric was born in about 1945, therefore feasible that at the time of acquisition still alive, or only recently having passed away
Following hurried confirmation of the awards on the internet using both London Gazette and Forces War Records an offer was made and accepted and the medals taken into custodianship.
Sadly, the number of Eric Arthur Wilson’s on Ancestry.UK prevented any detailed research, but the LG and FWR enabled a brief biography to be completed.
It is likely that Eric was born in about 1945, therefore feasible that at the time of acquisition still alive, or only recently having passed away
Reverse of Eric Eilson's Efficiency Decoration dated 1998. Correctly engraved at the top.
Medal Details
- Efficiency Decoration: 1998
- Efficiency Medal: 24047839 SGT. E.A.WILSON. R.E.
This page last updated 18 Apr 22
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