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Peter George 'Black' Pain originally enlisted with the Coldstream Guards in 1954, and served with Support Company, 1st Battalion based at Chelsea Barracks.He began his Airborne service the following year, passing selection for No.1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company in 1955.

During two years service until 1957, he took part in the operational deployments to Cyprus and the Suez landings in 1956.

Guardsman Peter Pain

Service History

Operations

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Suez (Operation Musketeer)
French paratroopers with part of the 1st (Guards) Independent Parachute Company were to capture two vital bridges leading sou...

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Cyprus (EOKA Campaign)
A continual round of village cordon and search operations, road blocks, curfews, law enforcement and riot control followed. O...

Decorations

General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards)
General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards)
1955
General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards)
General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards)
1956
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Paratroopers from Guards Parachute Coy on Operation Foxhunter, Cyprus, 1956
Paratroopers from Guards Parachute Coy on Operation Foxhunter, Cyprus, 1956