Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of five awarded to Second Lieutenant W. S. Smyth, South Wales Borderers, late South Irish Horse

Military Medal, G.V.R. (1109 Cpl., S. Ir. H.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (38427 Pte., 134th Coy. Imp. Yeo.); 1914-15 Star (1109 Sjt., S. Ir. H.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.) very fine and better (5) £550-650

M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916. ‘1109 Cpl. W. S. Smyth, S. Irish Horse’

William Samuel Smyth was born in Kilcorig House, Magheragall, Lisburn, Co. Antrim. During the latter part of the Boer War he served as a Private in the 134th (Irish Horse) Company, Imperial Yeomanry. Prior to the Great War he was employed as a Produce Broker. He attested for the Army Reserve (Special Reserve) at Dublin on 4 September 1914, aged 33 years, 294 days. With the South Irish Horse he served in France/Flanders, 11 September 1915-28 August 1917 and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. In April 1918 he was discharged to a commission in the South Wales Borderers.

With a quantity of copied service papers and other research.