Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Corporal H. O’Connor, Royal Irish Fusiliers, killed in action, 12 September 1918

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (6964 Pte., Rl. Irish Fus.); 1914 Star, with clasp (6964 Pte., R. Ir. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (6964 Cpl., R. Ir. Fus) mounted for wear, some contact marks, very fine and better (4)
£450-550

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Irish Fusiliers.

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Henry O’Connor was born in Newry, Co. Down, lived in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire and enlisted at Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 12 September 1914. Serving with the battalion he was killed in action on 2 September 1918. He was buried in the Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, Belgium. With copied research including m.i.c., roll extracts and a copied photograph.