A Small Collection of Medals to the Irish Guards

2 April 2003

Lot No 140

A highly emotive and important Boer War Medal reflecting one of the darkest chapters in British m...

2 April 2003

Lot No 141

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal T. Harris, Irish Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (6135 Cpl.-L. Sjt. T. Harris, 1/Ir. Gds); 1914-15 Star (6135 Pte., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (6135 Pte., Ir. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (4) £500-600

2 April 2003

Lot No 142

Military Medal, G.V.R. (9927 Pte.-L. Cpl. P. Tyrell, 1/Ir. Gds.) tightened suspension claw, edge bruising, very fine £350-400

2 April 2003

Lot No 143

Military Medal, G.V.R. (8572 Pte.-L. Cpl. J. Heaney, 2/Ir. Gds.) edge bruise and light contact marks, otherwise very fine £350-400

2 April 2003

Lot No 144

Four: Private R. Friers, Irish Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (858 Pte., Ir. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (858 Pte., Ir. Gds.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (858 Pte.-L. Cpl., Ir. Gds.) generally very fine (4) £300-350

2 April 2003

Lot No 145

Three: Private M. Mahoney, Irish Guards 1914 Star, with clasp (3574 Pte., Ir. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (3574 Pte., Ir. Gds.) the second with slack suspension, edge bruising, otherwise generally very fine (3) £150-180

2 April 2003

Lot No 146

Three: Private W. Lyons, Irish Guards 1914 Star, with ‘slide-on’ clasp (310 Pte., Ir. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (310 Pte., Ir. Gds.) very fine (3) £150-180

2 April 2003

Lot No 147

Three: Private J. Elliott, Irish Guards 1914-15 Star (5623 Pte., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (5623 Pte., Ir. Gds.) good very fine (3) £170-190

2 April 2003

Lot No 148

Three: Private L. Somers, (M.M.), Irish Guards, late Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (8112 Pte., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (8112 Pte., Ir. Gds.) the second with edge bruise, generally very fine (3) £180-220

2 April 2003

Lot No 149

Three: Sergeant M. F. Hogan, Irish Guards 1914-15 Star (7634 L. Cpl., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (7634 Sjt., Ir. Gds.) contact marks, edge bruising and polished, generally about very fine (3) £100-120

2 April 2003

Lot No 150

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 J. S. Young, Irish Guards, late Guards Machine Gun Regiment Brit...

2 April 2003

Lot No 151

Pair: Private J. Lydon, Irish Guards, late Black Watch British War and Victory Medals (12331 Pte., Ir. Gds.), together with related Memorial Plaque (John Lydon), this last bruised, otherwise generally good very fine (3) £80-100

2 April 2003

Lot No 152

Pair: Private H. O. Thompson, Irish Guards British War and Victory Medals (11790 Pte., Ir. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (2) £50-80

2 April 2003

Lot No 153

Pair: Private A. W. Medler, Irish Guards, late 1st Life Guards and Household Battalion British War and Victory Medals (12658 Pte., Ir. Gds.) extremely fine (2) £60-80

2 April 2003

Lot No 154

Pair: Sergeant A. T. Lowes, Irish Guards British War and Victory Medals (6993 Sjt., Ir. Gds.) edge nicks, very fine (2) £40-50

2 April 2003

Lot No 155

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2716440 Gdsmn. G. Griffin, I. Gds.) extremely fine £400-500

2 April 2003

Lot No 156

Five: Corporal J. P. McAllister, Irish Guards 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (2720894 Cpl., I.G.) generally good very fine (5) £200-220

2 April 2003

Lot No 157

Four: Sergeant J. A. O’Shea, Irish Guards and No. 8 Commando, afterwards a Police Constable 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Police Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (Const.) light contact marks, otherwise generally good very fine (4) £180-220

2 April 2003

Lot No 158

Four: Guardsman G. D. Kibble, Irish Guards 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, contained in original addressed card forwarding box with Army Council condolence slip and War Office ‘Notification of Death’ certificate, extremely fine (4) £140-160

2 April 2003

Lot No 159

Three: Guardsman L. L. Allbutt, Irish Guards 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, together with original late claim Army Council condolence slip, good very fine (3) £80-100

2 April 2003

Lot No 160

Three: Guardsman S. Hardy, Irish Guards France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48, M.I.D. oak leaf (2724687 Gdsm., I.G.) the last with contact marks and edge bruising, generally very fine or better (3) £250-300

2 April 2003

Lot No 161

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 H. T. Stott, Irish Guards Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (2721671 Sjt., I.G.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (2721671 W.O. Cl. 2, I.G.); Coronation 1953, good very fine or better and the A.G.S. extremely rare to the regime...

2 April 2003

Lot No 162

Three: Warrant Officer Class 2 F.A. Lennie, Military Provost Staff Corps, late Irish Guards General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22779907 Gdsm., I.G.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22779907 S. Sgt., M.P.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Regular Army (22779907 W.O. 2, M.P.S.C.) good very f...

2 April 2003

Lot No 163

Three: Sergeant T. Carroll, Irish Guards Rhodesia Medal 1980 (24096102 Cpl., I.G.); Army L.S....