WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

133 THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 344 Victoria Long Service & Good Conduct Medal with Irish Emergency Medal. The Irish medal is the Local Security Force issue. Condition: Fine. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 344 345 London Fire Brigade medals group. Victoria London County Council (LCC) Metropolitan Fire Brigade Jubillee of Her Majesty, London Fire Brigade Good Service, Edward VII L.C.C.F.B. Coronation, and George V London Fire Brigade Coronation, all to Fireman William Royall. Condition: Mostly very fine, Good Service worn, ribbon soiled, about fine. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 345 346 1939-1945 British war medals group to Flying Officer J.P. Leavy, of the Glider Pilot Regiment, killed in action. War Medal, 1939-1945 Star, and France and Germany Star, to Joseph Patrick Leavy, Manchester (Irish parents), who was killed in action in the Rhine campaign, 24 March 1945. With an extensive archive of photographs, military documents, telegrams reporting his death to his family, printed sympathy message from King George VI, etc. Also four prewar sports medals, etc. A very interesting collection detailing a brave young man’s wartime service. Provenance: Family of Joseph Patrick Leavy. Condition: War medals mint, with ribbons, notice etc., in posted box to his mother. Other items are mostly very good condition. Includes photographs of Joseph Patrick Leavy in uniform and in Battleford Canada during training in 1943, military passes, travel permits, etc., photographic postcards of various aircraft (20), list of killed and missing members of B Squadron of the the Glider Pilot Regiment, other photos (20). some by F.O. Leavy, include his colleagues at training course in Canada, interiors and exteriors of aircraft etc., 1943 graduation and Christmas dinner signed menus, 1943 airgraph from his family, photos of his war grave and correspondence concerning it, cloth badges and a tie, and much more. Fascinating assembly. Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx £680-£1,030) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 346