Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private T. Coonan, Grenadier Guards, killed in action in 1918 with the Guards Machine Gun Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (18123 Pte., 5/G. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (18123 Pte., G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (18123 Pte., G. Gds.) edge bruise to first, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £800-1000

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916.

Thomas Coonan was born at Ogomelloc, Killaloe, County Clare, and enlisted at Llanelly, Glamorganshire. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war with the Grenadier Guards on 26 July 1915. He was killed in action on 7 May 1918, aged 23 years, whilst serving with the 4th Battalion, Guards Machine Gun Regiment in France. He was buried at Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery, Foncquevillers, France. Sold with copied research.