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WHYTESSINCE 1783
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580
Royal Munster Fusiliers, Queen’s South Africa or ‘Boer War’ medal
with three clasps for Cape Colony, Transvaal & Wittebergen; awarded to
Pte. J. McCallion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. With facsimile service records,
including casualty sheet showing Pte. McCallion as ‘Slightly Wounded’ at
Bethleham on 6 July 1900.
€200-€300 (£160-£240 approx)
581
Queen Victoria South Africa Medal to an Irish soldier.
No dates, with Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps to
3530 Private E. Burke, Leinster Regiment. Private Burke was born in
Rathfarnham, Dublin in 1872 and was a member of the 2nd Battalion,
Leinster Regiment. Very fine.
€150-€180 (£120-£140 approx)
582
Queen Victoria South Africa Medal 1899-1900, with 4 clasps.
‘Ghost dates’ medal, with Transvaal, Driefontein, Paardeberg, and Modder
River clasps, inscribed to Private P. McFarlane, 1st Battalion, Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders. Good fine, polished.
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx)
583
Three India General Service Medals 1908-1935 with Waziristan clasps
to Ambulance Orderly Khuda Bux, 52 Ed. Amb. Cps.; to Sepoy Singh Shar,
I.M.I.; and to K.D. Singh Bhugwan, 66 M.C.
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx)
584
Officers Recreation Club Medal
A white metal circular medal the obverse a crown above a lightning bolt
and scroll, over a shield with map of India and “O. R. C. Deolali”, the
reverse: “Officers recreation Club, Deolali - Won By”, unnamed.. Cased.
1½in. (3cm)
€60-€80 (£50-£60 approx)
585
1914-18 World War I North Irish Horse Medals
A British War and Victory Medal pair to Pte. S. A. Slade, North Irish
Horse.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
586
1914-18 World War I Army Chaplain’s Medals
British War and Victory Medal pair to Rev. Arthur Cecil Champion, Army
Chaplains Department (AChD), cased.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
587
1939-1945 World War II group of five miniature medals
1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals and General Service
1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
588
1939-1945 World War II . “Volunteers from Eire who have won
distinctions serving with the British forces”
Volunteers from Eire who have won distinctions serving with the British
forces : revised list. September 1939 - March 1943. Pp31, printed
wrappers. Octavo. Scarce.
€80-€120 (£60-£100 approx)
589
1939-1945 World War II: Dubliner Mentioned in Dispatches
Defence and War Medals, unnamed, attributed to L/Cpl J. Free, together
with two Mentioned in Dispatches Emblems to L/Cpl. J. Free (of Dublin)
RASC, accompanying Mentioned in Dispatches Certificate and War Office
A. G. 4 (Medals) form letter.
€120-€180 (£100-£140 approx)
590
Northern Ireland: Women’s Royal Army Corps Medal
A British General Service Medal, with Northern Ireland clasp, to Pte. A. S.
Johnson, WRAC.
€120-€180 (£100-£140 approx)
Militaria
591
1790s Loughry Infantry cross-belt plate
An oval brass plate, engraved with the crowned Maid of Erin harp, scrolls
above and below inscribed “LOUGHRY - INFANTRY”. 2¾ x 2in. (5 x 5cm)
Little is recorded of this militia other than it was formed circa 1797 in
County Tyrone.
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx)
592
1790s Larne Infantry cross-belt plate
An oval brass plate, engraved with the crowned Maid of Erin harp, scrolls
above and below inscribed “LARNE - INFANTRY”. 2¾ x 2in. (5 x 5cm)
Formed circa 1796 in County Antrim.
€300-€500 (£240-£400 approx)
593
1796 Officer’s Shoulderbelt-Plate of the Powerscourt Cavalry
An oval silvered copper plate, engraved with the Crowned Harp, flanked
by 17 and 96, scrolls above and below inscribed “POWERSCOURT -
CAVALRY”. 3 x 2¼in. (8 x 5cm)
In the 1798 Rebellion General Joseph Holt surrendered to Lord
Powerscourt IV and was taken directly for imprisonment in Dublin Castle
by the Powerscourt Cavalry, who had long been hunting for him.
€500-€700 (£400-£560 approx)
594
Irish Lord Lieutenant’s full dress epaulettes with case
Excellent pair of silver bullion fringed shoulder boards. Used by Irish
county Lord Lieutenants. Decorated with gilt shamrocks Made by R.
Ponder, 37 Duke Street, St. James. Complete with fitted case
€300-€500 (£240-£400 approx)
595
Regimental helmet plates
A 16th Lancers’ tschapka helmet plate, together with a Welsh Regiment
helmet plate. (2)
€100- €150 (£80-£120 approx)
596
Royal Irish Fusiliers gold locket for The Armagh Ladies Archery Club
competition 1870.
“Presented by the Officers of the detachment 18th Royal Irish to the
Ladies of The Armagh Archers, May 1870” inscribed on reverse, the
obverse bearing “RI” surmounted by Queen’s crown in relief, with a more
recent pin back attachment .
€800-€1,200 (£640-£960 approx)
597
Irish Lights 19th century cap badge.
Attractive white metal badge showing lighthouse with shamrock
surround surmounted by Queen’s crown (1837-1901). Scarce
€100- €150 (£80-£120 approx)
598
Silver mounted cane with Irish regimental badge
An early 20th century silver mounted walking cane, the handle repoussé
decorated and bearing the regimental badge of the Royal Irish Regiment,
Birmingham, 1909.
€200-€300 (£160-£240 approx)