British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Acting Corporal W. Cavenagh, Army Service Corps, who enlisted in September 1915 at the age of 59

1914-15 Star (SS-16592 Pte-A. Cpl., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (SS-16592 A. Cpl., A.S.C.) extremely fine (lot) £70-90

Waring Cavenagh was born in Dublin on 17 September 1856. An Artist by occupation, living at ‘Woodside, Mead Road, Thundersley, Essex’, he attested for the Army Service Corps at London on 10 September 1915, giving his age as 44 years (he was actually 59!). Serving with the 29th Labour Company, A.S.C., he was posted to the Egypt theatre of war on 15 November 1915. He was soon after posted to Salonika where he contracted influenza and dilation of the heart. Invalided home, he was discharged at Catterick as ‘no longer physically fit for War Service’ on 26 May 1916. In September 1916 he was living at ‘137 Lymington Avenue, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex’.

Sold with a photograph of the recipient in uniform; Certificate of Discharge (this gives his correct age as 59 years, 253 days); Character Certificate; National Registration Card; Furlough Pass pending discharge; named lid from ‘British War and Victory’ card box of issue; registered envelope for the medals, addressed to ‘Mr Waring Cavenagh, Heathfield, Clifton Grove, Leigh-on-Sea’; A.S.C. cap badge; recipient’s identity disk; copied m.i.c. and service papers.