Auction Catalogue

11 & 12 December 2013

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1619

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12 December 2013

Hammer Price:
£350

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Serjeant D. McCormack, Machine Gun Corps, who died of wounds on 24 April 1917

Military Medal, G.V.R. (20960 Sjt., M. Gun Corps) edge bruise to reverse, good very fine £200-240

M.M. London Gazette 3 June 1916. ‘20960 Sjt. D. McCormack, M. Gun Corps, late 1st Bn., R. Muns. Fus.’

David McCormack was born in Knochhay, Co. Limerick. As a Private in the 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusilers he entered the Balkan theatre of war on 25 April 1915. He later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps with whom he earned the M.M. Private McCormack of the 89th Company M.G.C. (Inf.) died of wounds on 24 April 1917, aged 30 years. He was buried in the Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun.

With copied gazette extract, m.i.c. and casualty details.