Auction Catalogue

16 & 17 September 2010

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1406

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17 September 2010

Hammer Price:
£240

Four: Musician P. J. Keenan, Life Guards, late Royal Warwickshire Regiment, a prisoner-of-war of the Germans

1914 Star, with copy clasp having remains of a pin-fitting to reverse (9122 Bndsmn., R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (9122 Pte., R. War. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (299430 Musician, L. Gds.) contact marks, fine and better (4) £260-300

Patrick Joseph Keenan was born in Dublin. A Clerk by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Dublin on 15 November 1902, aged 15 years, 4 months. Posted to the 4th Battalion as a Boy; he was appointed a Bandsman in November 1904. In November 1906 he was posted as a Bandsman in the 2nd Battalion. With them he served in Malta, November 1912-June 1914; Albania, June-August 1914 and Malta, August-September 1914. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 4 October 1914, but was made a prisoner-of-war on 30 October 1914. In December 1918 he was repatriated; was transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve in March 1919 and discharged having completed his service on 31 March 1920. Keenan than re-enlisted into the Life Guards on 10 May 1920. Serving as a Musician he was discharged on 19 November 1926. On 8 December 1926 he attested for service as a Bandsman in the 18th Battalion London Regiment (T.A.) but was discharged at his own request on 4 April 1927.

With copied service papers and m.i.c.