Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. to Private M. Swanton, Royal Munster Fusiliers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3973 Pte., 1/R. Muns. Fus.) nearly extremely fine £300-350

M.M. London Gazette 19 February 1917.

Michael Swanton was born and lived in Bandon, Co. Cork and enlisted at Kinsale, Co. Cork. Serving with the 1st battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, he was awarded the Military Medal. Whilst attached to the 47th Trench Mortar Battery, he was killed in action, France/Flanders, on 28 January 1917. He was buried in Pond Farm Cemetery, Heuvelland, Belgium.