LCDR Peter Nelson, RAN, was invested with the Air Force Cross by the Queen for Gallantry in the 1st Gulf War. LCDR Nelson was attached to a Royal Navy Sea King Squadron operating in the Persian Gulf area. He was awarded the medal for gallantry in evacuating wounded personnel from the frontline despite enemy fire and being hampered by severe sand storms
Australian Naval History on 18 March 1992
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