Orders, Decorations and Medals

Nine: Regimental Sergeant-Major I. J. Flynn, Manchester Regiment

1914-15 Star (1664 Pte., Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (300123 A. Sjt., Manch. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (3512042 Cpl., 8-Manch. R.); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial, with Second Award bar (3512042Sjt., 8-Manch. R.), mounted as worn, polished, worn and better (lot) £120-160

1664 Private Irwin John Flynn, 8th Manchester Regiment, entered the Egypt theatre of war on 25 September 1914. The regiment, forming part of the Manchester Brigade of the East Lancashire Division, served in Gallipoli. Serving throughout the war, Flynn was disembodied on 25 February 1919. Information with the lot suggests the recipient emigrated to Canada in the 1930’s, returned to England to serve in the Second World War before returning again to Canada.

Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform with his wife and two sons in naval uniform; another photograph of the recipient in uniform; Manchester Regiment cap badges (3); sleeve badges (2); silver medal, 29mm., obv. lion, rev. ‘42nd (The East Lancashire) Division’, and engraved, ‘C.S.M. Flynn, I. J., 2nd Individual Championship, Fleetwood, 1926; bronze medal, 24mm., engraved, ‘J. Flynn P.L.’ and ‘12th Moose Jaw, 1935’, in Crightons, Moose Jaw card box of issue; City of Manchester, Child Welfare Centre, Weight Card, for Leslie John Flynn of 8 East Grove, October/November 1945; brown leather cigar holder, two-piece, with Royal crest on front; The New Testament, inside inscribed, ‘To Jackie, In token of your Confirmation, March 16th 1931, with love from Flo and Ben ....’ Sold with copied research and two CD-R disks (unread) entitled ‘1/8 Manchesters Gallipoli’ and ‘1/8 Manchester R. 1916 War Diary’.