Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. and ‘E.II.R.’ B.E.M. group of seven to Corporal J. Irvine, Royal Engineers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (418030 Cpl., R.E.); British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (James Irvine, M.M.) ; British War and Victory Medals (418030 Cpl., R.E.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-18 (418030 2 Cpl., R.E.); Defence, unnamed; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (James Irvine, M.M., B.E.M.), mounted for display, generally nearly extremely fine (7) £400-460

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1953.

Sold with letter from the Prime Minister’s Office, informing Irvine of the award of the B.E.M., together with envelope, addressed to ‘Mr James Irvine, M.M., 141 Hillend Road, Glasgow, N.W.’; a letter congratulating Irvine of the award of the B.E.M. for services to the Post Office from the Director General of the General Post Office and two other letters of congratulation.