General Service Medal 1962-2007, with Northern Ireland clasp, Warrant Officer 1 D J 'Dia' Harvey, Royal Hampshire Regiment and Special Air Service

Circular silver medal with the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the inscription, 'Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina F.D.', on the obverse. On the reverse, the inscription, 'For Campaign Service'. The rim is impressed with the recipient's name and service number. The medal ribbon is purple with green edges.

David John Harvey, known to his family and friends as 'Dia', was born in Southampton on 3 August 1950. He left school at the age of 14 to work in construction and then joined the Junior Tradesmen's Regiment.

Harvey enlisted in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in April 1966 and served in Cyprus and Northern Ireland where he completed four tours of duty, including a two year posting to Ballykelly. He advanced to Warrant Officer Class 1.

Harvey passed the Special Air Service (SAS) selection process in August 1981 and served with 22 SAS in the Falklands, Northern Ireland and the Gulf War (1990-1991). He left the SAS in July 1992.

After leaving the Regiment Harvey went to on to work as a Chief Instructor in the Counter Terrorism Unit of the Sultan of Oman's Special Forces. On leaving the Sultan's Special Forces, he undertook close protection duties in the Middle East for British Petroleum, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.

From a medal group awarded to Warrant Officer 1 D J 'Dia' Harvey, including: United Nations Cyprus Medal 1964; General Service Medal 1962-2007, with clasp for Northern Ireland; South Atlantic Medal 1982 with rosette; Gulf Medal 1990-91; Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal; Sultan of Oman's Commendation Medal and 25th Anniversary Medal 1995.