South Atlantic medal, 1982 with rosette, Warrant Officer 1 D J 'Dia' Harvey, Royal Hampshire Regiment and Special Air Service

Cupronickel circular campaign medal with the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the inscription, 'Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fid Def', on the obverse. On the reverse is the Falkland Islands' coat of arms, with the inscription, 'Desire the Right', and a border of a laurel wreath and the words, 'South Atlantic Medal'.

This medal is associated with Harvey's first deployment with the SAS. As part of D Squadron, Harvey was inserted behind enemy lines three weeks before the main landings to observe Argentine positions in the Bluff Cove and West Stanley.

David John Harvey, known to his family and friends as 'Dia', 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.