Donald Payne joined the British Army on 5 June 1988 , enlisting with the Queen 's Lancashire Regiment , which subsequently amalgamated into the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster 's Regiment . He was promoted to the substantive rank of Corporal on 30 June 2000 . As an NCO he worked as a Provost Corporal with the Regimental Police in Catterick Garrison . He also served in Iraq , South Armagh , and the Former Yugoslavia He had earned the following decorations/awards : General Service Medal with Northern Ireland clasp , NATO Medal with Former Yugoslavia clasp , Accumulated Campaign Service Medal , The Queen 's Jubilee Medal and the Iraq Medal His service career ended on 30 April 2007 when he was reduced to the ranks and dismissed from Her Majesty 's armed forces for his conduct in Iraq
General Service Medal
General Service Medal (1962)
Donald Payne (British Army soldier)