Auction Catalogue

17 September 1999

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

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Lot

№ 875

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17 September 1999

Hammer Price:
£680

Three: Lieutenant Colonel R. S. Brasier-Creagh, Commanding 3rd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, formerly King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902,
4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, S.A. 1901(Major, K.R.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col.); together with corresponding miniatures (less S.A. 1901 clasp), these contained in a fitted case; original full length photograph of recipient in uniform, the bottom left corner of this inscribed ‘Rich’d Brasier-Creigh, O.C. 3 R.M.F. 1912-1919’, this contained in an arched leather glazed frame with bronze Royal Munster Fusiliers cap badge applied to top; and a commission document ‘Major 3rd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 26 September 1908’, extremely fine (3) £300-350

Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sherlock Brasier-Creagh was born in July 1864. He was commissioned into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in 1891; served as a District Commissioner in South Africa 30 September 1900 to 31 March 1901; Intelligence Department, Kroonstad 1 April 1901 to 31 May 1901; transferred to the 3rd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, September 1908, with whom he saw several years service in Ireland with the Irish Command; promoted Lieutenant Colonel, commanding, 3rd battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 28 December 1912. Brasier-Creagh served mostly in Ireland during the Great War, not being posted to France until 16 March 1918. His name was placed on the Retired List in December 1918 on account of ill health contracted whilst on active service.

A comprehensive correspondence file exists at the Public Record Office of which 8 copied pages are included with the lot. These mostly document his court martial at Dublin in August 1918, the alleged offence being three charges of ‘Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline’. These charges revolved around him negligently retaining various N.C.O.’s and men to serve in the regimental band and to play in the regimental football team. These men not being permanently unfit, should have been back on active service. Brasier-Creagh was aquitted of all charges.