Auction Catalogue

28 & 29 March 2012

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 416 x

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29 March 2012

Hammer Price:
£130

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (16567 Pte. D. Ryan, R. Ir. Fus.; 3780 Pte. J. Ryan, R. Ir. Regt.; 9355 Pte. T. Ryan, R. Ir. Rif.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (1460 Pte. J. Ryan, R. Mun. Fus.; 30532 Sjt. M. H. Ryan, R.D. Fus.) second with edge bruising, very fine and better (5) £80-100

3780 Private Joseph Ryan, Royal Irish Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 31 August 1914. Entitled to a 1914 Star and Victory Medal. Listed as a Prisoner-of-war on his copied m.i.c.

Thomas Ryan was born and lived in Athy, Co. Kildare and enlisted at Birmingham. As 9355 Rifleman in the 7th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, he was killed in action, France/Flanders on 16 August 1917.

Private Joseph Ryan, Royal Munster Fusiliers, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 17 December 1915. All with copied m.i.c.