Award Military Cross Lt. Michael Shears Payne, (229261) 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, RAC WO 373/53/24 Field Marshal Montgomery Decorates "Desert Rats" Payne wearing parachute wings 27th April 1945 IWM BU 5060 Suffolk and Essex Free Press 24th May 1945 The Tatler 17th June 1953