Auction Catalogue

29 June 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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№ 1115 x

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29 June 2006

Hammer Price:
£1,200

A Great War M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant W. J. Keenan, Worcestershire Regiment and Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military Medal
, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (40285 L. Cpl. W. J. Keenan, 4/Worc. R); British War and Victory Medals (19179 Sjt., R. War. R.); Defence Medal 1939-45, contact marks and a little polished, otherwise generally very fine (4) £600-800

M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.

Bar to M.M.
London Gazette 11 February 1919.

William J. Keenan, onetime a native of Rugby, and of New Bilton, appears to have transferred to the Hampshire Regiment right at the end of the War. Not having entered a theatre of war until 1916, he was only entitled to the British War & Victory Medals (
MIC entry refers).

Sold with a pair of original G.O.C., 29th Division commendation cards, the first citing the recipient’s gallant conduct on 9 October 1917 and the second his gallant conduct at Bailleul on 4 September 1918.