Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (1084 Pte. T. Harpur. N. Ir. H.) good very fine £80-£100

Thompson Harpur was born in Londonderry and attested for the North Irish Horse, serving with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 April 1915, and later with the 9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers. He died of wounds on 18 May 1918, and is buried in Avesnes-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery, France.