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1915: Connaught Rangers Bere Island Garrison sports medal
A scarce circular silver fob, with gold coloured metal Irish harp within
border engraved ‘Bere Island Garrison Football League 1915’. Reverse
engraved `Won by D Coy 4/ The Connaught Rangers, 5575. Pte J. O’Neill.’
Hallmarked Dublin 1914 and with maker’s mark ‘J.S.’
5575 Private James O’Neill served in Gallipoli with the Connaught
Rangers from 29 October 1915. 1.25 x 1.25in. (3.18 x 3.18cm)
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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1916 (16 August) Royal Dublin Fusiliers Gallipoli poem handbill by
“G.C.D.”
Single page, letterpress. Handbill poem titled “Our Dead at Suvla Bay “
relating the service of the 10th (Irish) Division there in 1915 and signed
“G.C.D.“. An interesting piece of Irish WW1 ephemera. 14 x 9.25in. (35.56
x 23.50cm)
€80-€100 (£67-£83 approx)
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1914-18: World War I collection of medals to Irish soldiers and other
militaria
Includes a 1914-15 Trio named to 7991 Private E. Lyons, and a British
War Medal to 6369 Private J. Boland, both Royal Irish Regiment, a Death
Plaque to Declan McGrath, a British War Medal to 12658 Private A.
Humber, Coldstream Guards, and a quantity of badges including Leinster
regiment, Royal Scots Guards, 16th Queen’s Lancers, also a 1915
Lusitania Propaganda medal, etc. From a Co. Tipperary estate (28)
Serjeant Declan McGrath served with the Lancashire Fusiliers and died in
October 1918. He is buried in Cheshire.
€200-€300 (£167-£250 approx)
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1914-1918: Guinness Great War Roll of Honour
Roll of honour published by Arthur Guinness, Son & Co. Ltd., Dublin,
1920, commemorating over eight hundred Guinness employees who
joined the British armed forces during the First World War. This example
with owner’s signature of John Peel Alexander Larminie who served as a
Lieutenant with the Royal Field Artillery 9.50 x 8in. (24.13 x 20.32cm)
€250-€350 (£208-£292 approx)
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20th Century: Collection of Irish Regiments British Army shoulder
titles
Collection with examples from many different regiments including Royal
Dublin Fusiliers (5), Royal Munster Fusiliers (2), Royal Irish Fusiliers (4),
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (2), Royal Irish Regiment (2), Leinster
Regiment, 8th Hussars (3). Also London Regiment, Army Cyclist Corps
etc. (35 items)
€250-€350 (£208-£292 approx)
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Collection of Irish military interest books from the library of ‘Gusty’
Spence
A large box of Irish military history books, mostly relating to the First
World War. (See lot 397).
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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circa 1900: Royal Army Medical Corps officers’ mess dress uniform
Mess uniform consisting of trousers with scarlet piping and jacket with
gilt QVC badges, KC buttons and Lieutenant Colonel rank markings. (2
items)
€40-€60 (£33-£50 approx)
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1916-1918: Tank Corps other ranks soft cap
British Army soft peaked service cap with other ranks Tank Corps badge.
Complete with internal leather liner and external chin strap affixed with
small general service buttons. 4 x 10in. (10.16 x 25.40cm)
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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1914-1918: WW1 British officers’ compass and Lusitania medals
WW1 British officers’ compass stamped with date, 1918, and war
department markings contained in a leather case with strap by Garstin.
Also with two German and British versions of the 1915 Sinking of The
Lusitania “Commemorative Medal” with one original box. (3 items)
€120-€150 (£100-£125 approx)
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1914-1918: Pair of leather ammunition pouches
Pair of possibly German or Austrian First World War period leather
pouches
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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20th Century: Imperial German Officer’s sword
An Imperial German Officer’s Sword. With slightly curved plain single-
edged blade, steel knuckle-bow and back-strap and wire-bound
composition grip. Contained in its black steel scabbard. Also with a WW2
period British Commando dagger by William Rodgers, Sheffield,
complete with leather sheath. (2 items)
€100-€150 (£83-£125 approx)
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1917: With The Red Cross in Serbia letters of Malcolm Clow
John Cleland Ltd. Belfast, 1919, original boards, 79pp.
With The Red Cross in Serbia 1917, being the letters of Malcolm P. Clow
a Conducteur of the Croix Rouge Francaise attached to Seventh Division
French Colonial Army a scarce Irish book with many interesting
illustrations. 8.50 x 5.50in. (21.59 x 13.97cm)
€80-€120 (£67-£100 approx)
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circa 1920: Royal Sussex Regiment miniature portrait by J Carey
Gouache. A portrait miniature of a Captain of the Royal Sussex
Regiment. Signed J. Carey lower right. In fitted red case by The Sussex
Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., Brighton.
3.50 x 3in. (8.89 x 7.62cm)
€200-€300 (£167-£250 approx)
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