Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Five: Private J. Murray, Army Service Corps, late Royal Irish Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen (3953 Pte., 1st Rl. Irish Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (3953 Pte., Rl. Irish Regt.); 1914-15 Star (M2-046635 Pte., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M2-046635 Pte., A.S.C.), first two with edge bruises and slight contact marks, very fine; last three extremely fine (5) £100-130

Private John Murray was born in Barony in Lanarkshire and served with the Royal Irish Regiment in the Boer War. In the Great War he served with the 621st M.T. Company, A.S.C. and died whilst on Home Service, 12.2.1916 and was buried in the Glasgow Western Necropolis.