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A Small Collection of Medals to the Irish Guards

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This collection was sold on 2 April 2003.

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Lot 140, 2 Apr 03

A highly emotive and important Boer War Medal reflecting one of the darkest chapters in British military history: the execution by firing squad of deserters in the Great War Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4378 Pte. A. E. Smith, 3rd Dgn. Gds.) suspension rod replaced, edge bruising, contact marks and polished, fine £1500-2000

Lot 140, 2 Apr 03

Sold for £1,500

Lot 141, 2 Apr 03

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal T. Harris, Irish Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (6135 Cpl.-L. Sjt. T. Harris, 1/Ir. Gds); 1914-15 Star (6135 Pte., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (6135 Pte., Ir. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (4) £500-600

Sold for £1,500

Lot 142, 2 Apr 03

Military Medal, G.V.R. (9927 Pte.-L. Cpl. P. Tyrell, 1/Ir. Gds.) tightened suspension claw, edge bruising, very fine £350-400

Sold for £350

Lot 143, 2 Apr 03

Military Medal, G.V.R. (8572 Pte.-L. Cpl. J. Heaney, 2/Ir. Gds.) edge bruise and light contact marks, otherwise very fine £350-400

Sold for £460

Lot 144, 2 Apr 03

Four: Private R. Friers, Irish Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (858 Pte., Ir. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (858 Pte., Ir. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (858 Pte.-L. Cpl., Ir. Gds.) generally very fine (4) £300-350

Sold for £330

Lot 145, 2 Apr 03

Three: Private M. Mahoney, Irish Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (3574 Pte., Ir. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (3574 Pte., Ir. Gds.) the second with slack suspension, edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine (3) £150-180

Sold for £230

Lot 146, 2 Apr 03

Three: Private W. Lyons, Irish Guards 1914 Star, with ‘slide-on’ clasp (310 Pte., Ir. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (310 Pte., Ir. Gds.) very fine (3) £150-180

Sold for £260

Lot 147, 2 Apr 03

Three: Private J. Elliott, Irish Guards 1914-15 Star (5623 Pte., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (5623 Pte., Ir. Gds.) good very fine (3) £170-190

Sold for £250

Lot 148, 2 Apr 03

Three: Private L. Somers, (M.M.), Irish Guards, late Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (8112 Pte., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (8112 Pte., Ir. Gds.) the second with edge bruise, generally very fine (3) £180-220

Sold for £250

Lot 149, 2 Apr 03

Three: Sergeant M. F. Hogan, Irish Guards 1914-15 Star (7634 L. Cpl., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (7634 Sjt., Ir. Gds.) contact marks, edge bruising and polished, generally about very fine (3) £100-120

Sold for £180

Lot 150, 2 Apr 03

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 J. S. Young, Irish Guards, late Guards Machine Gun Regiment British War and Victory Medals (1199 Cpl., Gds. M.G.R.); Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., Regular Army 3rd issue (2714599 W.O. Cl. II, I. Gds.) the Victory Medal with re-impressed naming, first two with edge bruising and polished, good fine, the remainder very fine or better (5) £140-160

Lot 150, 2 Apr 03

Sold for £140

Lot 151, 2 Apr 03

Pair: Private J. Lydon, Irish Guards, late Black Watch British War and Victory Medals (12331 Pte., Ir. Gds.), together with related Memorial Plaque (John Lydon), this last bruised, otherwise generally good very fine (3) £80-100

Sold for £210

Lot 152, 2 Apr 03

Pair: Private H. O. Thompson, Irish Guards British War and Victory Medals (11790 Pte., Ir. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (2) £50-80

Sold for £120

Lot 153, 2 Apr 03

Pair: Private A. W. Medler, Irish Guards, late 1st Life Guards and Household Battalion British War and Victory Medals (12658 Pte., Ir. Gds.) extremely fine (2) £60-80

Sold for £120

Lot 154, 2 Apr 03

Pair: Sergeant A. T. Lowes, Irish Guards British War and Victory Medals (6993 Sjt., Ir. Gds.) edge nicks, very fine (2) £40-50

Sold for £120

Lot 155, 2 Apr 03

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2716440 Gdsmn. G. Griffin, I. Gds.) extremely fine £400-500

Sold for £820

Lot 156, 2 Apr 03

Five: Corporal J. P. McAllister, Irish Guards 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (2720894 Cpl., I.G.) generally good very fine (5) £200-220

Sold for £210

Lot 157, 2 Apr 03

Four: Sergeant J. A. O’Shea, Irish Guards and No. 8 Commando, afterwards a Police Constable 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Police Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (Const.) light contact marks, otherwise generally good very fine (4) £180-220

Sold for £210

Lot 158, 2 Apr 03

Four: Guardsman G. D. Kibble, Irish Guards 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, contained in original addressed card forwarding box with Army Council condolence slip and War Office ‘Notification of Death’ certificate, extremely fine (4) £140-160

Sold for £160

Lot 159, 2 Apr 03

Three: Guardsman L. L. Allbutt, Irish Guards 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, together with original late claim Army Council condolence slip, good very fine (3) £80-100

Sold for £80

Lot 160, 2 Apr 03

Three: Guardsman S. Hardy, Irish Guards France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48, M.I.D. oak leaf (2724687 Gdsm., I.G.) the last with contact marks and edge bruising, generally very fine or better (3) £250-300

Sold for £360

Lot 161, 2 Apr 03

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 H. T. Stott, Irish Guards Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (2721671 Sjt., I.G.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (2721671 W.O. Cl. 2, I.G.); Coronation 1953, good very fine or better and the A.G.S. extremely rare to the regiment (5) £400-500

Sold for £1,100

Lot 162, 2 Apr 03

Three: Warrant Officer Class 2 F.A. Lennie, Military Provost Staff Corps, late Irish Guards General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22779907 Gdsm., I.G.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22779907 S. Sgt., M.P.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Regular Army (22779907 W.O. 2, M.P.S.C.) good very fine (3) £240-260

Sold for £300

Lot 163, 2 Apr 03

Three: Sergeant T. Carroll, Irish Guards Rhodesia Medal 1980 (24096102 Cpl., I.G.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Regular Army (24096102 Sgt., I.G.); Zimbabwe Independence Medal 1980, officially numbered ‘13362’, the first with edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare to the regiment (3) £600-700

Lot 163, 2 Apr 03

Sold for £800

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