Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The British War Medal awarded to Brevet Major C. E. A. O’Callaghan, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was taken Prisoner of War on 27 March 1918

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. C. E .A. O’Callaghan.) polished, nearly very fine £70-£90

Cornelius Edward Alexander O’Callaghan was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Munster Fusiliers and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, being taken prisoner of War on 27 March 1918. Repatriated following the cessation of hostilities, he transferred to the Green Howards on 5 August 1922, following the disbandment of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, and was promoted Captain on 15 June 1928, and Brevet Major on 10 October 1939