Orders, Decorations and Medals

Seven: Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major J. McConnell, Royal Garrison Artillery
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 (7480 Gr., R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (7480 Q.M.Sjt., R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with oak leaf M.I.D. emblem (7480 A.W.O.Cl.1, R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (7480 Sjt., R.G.A.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (7480 B.S.Mjr.-T.R.S.Mjr., R.G.A.); French Croix de Guerre, with bronze palm, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and better (7) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late Robert Lamb.

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James McConnell, a native of Belfast, served with 13 Battalion R.G.A. in the Sierra Leone campaign in 1898-99 and received one of only 64 clasps awarded to the Royal Artillery for this campaign. He was awarded the M.S.M. for devotion to duty in France London Gazette 17 June 1918, but the award of the Croix de Guerre has not been confirmed.