SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS
227
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (7) (1848 Pte. G. Brereton, N. Ir. H.; 2L.501 Pte. F. Taylor, R. Ir. Regt.; 11021 Pte. P.
McAvoy, R. Ir. Fus.; 21194 Pte. E. McGuigan, R. Ir. Fus.; 23889 Pte. D. McQuade, R. Ir. Fus.; 3574 Cpl. J. Morris, R. Ir.
Fus.; 396 Sjt. J. S. Neely, R. Ir. Fus.) medals to ‘’Brereton’ and ‘Morris’ lacking suspensions, some with edge bruising,
fine and better (7) £70-90
228
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (7) (8744 Pte T. Baker, R. Ir. Rif.; 3659 Pte. W. J. Cathcart, R. Ir. Rif.; 14-14225 Pte. R.
Cromie, R. Ir. Rif.; 228 Pte. W. J. Johnston, R. Ir. Rif.; 4349 Pte. W. Simpson, R. Ir. Rif.; 8-14607 Pte. W. Turkington, R.
Ir. Rif.; 13890 Pte. R. Wishart, R. Ir. Rif.) very fine and better (7) £120-160
Private T. Baker, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, died/was killed on 3 May 1915. He was buried in the Ridge Wood Military Cemetery,
Ieper, Belgium.
William Turkington was born in Lurgan, Co. Armagh and enlisted at Belfast. Serving with the 8th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, he was
killed in action on 2 July 1916. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
229
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (7) (5602 Cpl. W. Kyles, R. Ir. Rif.; 2-7501 A. Sjt. W. McCrory, R. Ir. Rif.; 5529 Pte. W.
Patton, R. Ir. Rif.; 10-15904 Pte. T. Simpson, R. Ir. Rif.; 13592 Pte. H. Skeats, R. Ir. Rif.; 40917 Pte. J. Smith, R. Ir. Rif.;
14-6604 Pte. J. Watson, R. Ir. Rif.) medal to ‘Skeats’ with slack suspension, edge bruising, fine; others very fine and
better (7) £120-160
William McCrory was born in Ballymena, Co. Antrim and enlisted at Belfast. Serving in the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, he was
killed in action on 25 September 1915. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
William Patton was born and lived in Lisburn, Co. Antrim and enlisted at Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. Serving with the 1st Battalion
Royal Irish Rifles, he was killed in action on 24 April 1915. He was buried in the Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Nord,
France.
230
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (7) (9249 Pte. J. Adams, R. Ir. Rif.; 10937 Pte. J. Baker, R. Ir. Rif.; 5444 Pte. H. Clifford, R. Ir.
Rif.; 7337 Pte. R. Donaghy, R. Ir. Rif.; 11-2542 Pte. J. Dunleavey, R. Ir. Rif.; 3804 Sjt. W. J. Irvine, R. Ir. Rif.; 9-15420
Pte. E. McIlwrath, R. Ir. Rif.) some slight edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (7) £120-160
John Adams was born in Shankhill, Co. Antrim and enlisted in Belfast. Serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, he was killed in
action on 9 May 1915, aged 32 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. He was the
son of David and Elizabeth Adams of 12 Varna Street, Belfast.
Edward McIlwrath was born in and enlisted at Belfast. Serving in the 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, he died of wounds on 15
December 1917, aged 29 years. He was buried in the Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. He
was the son of James and Margaret McIlwrath of Ligoniel, Belfast.
231
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20, bronze issue (444 Cooly Javed Ahmed, 1 Lahore Labour Cps.) very fine £60-80
232
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (3) (302367 Pte. S. C. Bendall, R. Scots; S-8170 Pte. G. Mathieson, Gordons; S-7928 Pte. J.
Sands, Seaforth); VICTORY MEDAL 1914-19 (GS-24785 Pte. G. W. Denton, R. Fus.), the second with edge bruising and
surface scratches, nearly very fine, the remainder generally good very fine (4) £80-100
Sydney Charles Bendall, who was born in Bow, Middlesex, was killed in action in Belgium on 8 March 1918, while serving in the 5/6th
Battalion, Royal Scots. Aged 19 years, and the son of William and Emily Bendall of Bow, he is buried in Poelcapelle British Cemetery,
Belgium.
George Mathieson, who was born at New Machar, Aberdeenshire, was killed in action in the Ypres salient on 17 June 1915, while
serving in the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Aged 34 years, he left a widow, Elizabeth, of Aberdeen, has no known grave and is
commemorated on the Menin Gate.
George William Denton was killed in action on the Somme on 13 July 1916, while serving in the 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. The
son of George and Charlotte of North Finchley, London, he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
233
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (6) (F.25156 E. A. Appleyard, A.C.1, R.N.A.S.; F.28803 A. J. Cottrell, A.C.1, R.N.A.S.; F.20305
A. V. Ives, Act. A.M.1, R.N.A.S.; F.18971 C. W. Martin, A.C.1, R.N.A.S.; F.13336 V. B. Sinden, P.O.M., R.N.A.S.;
F.13831 R. K. Turner, L.M., R.N.A.S.) very fine and better (6) £80-100
A.C.1 E. A. Appleyard, Writer/Clerk, R.N.A.S.; A.C.1 A. J. B. Cottrell, Labourer, R.N.A.S.; Act. A.M.1 A. V. Ives, Aeroplane Rigger, R.N.
A.S.; A.C.1 C. W. Martin, Labourer, R.N.A.S.; P.O. V. B. Sinden, Aeroplane Rigger, R.N.A.S.; L.M. R. K. Turner, Engineer/Fitter,R.N.A.S.
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Able Seaman S. A. Wilson, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Hogue was torpedoed and sunk by the
German submarine U-9 on 22 September 1914
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (S.S.2446, A.B., R.N.); together with memorial plaque (Samuel Olson Wilson) nearly very fine
(2) £100-120
Able Seaman Samuel Olson Wilson was killed in action on 22 September 1914 whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Hogue and his name is
commemorated on the Chatham Memorial.
The Aboukir, together with her sister ships the Hogue and Cressy, part of the 7th Cruiser Squadron, were engaged in blockade and
patrol duties in the southern part of the North Sea. At 6.30 on 22 September 1914 the Aboukir was torpedoed by the U-9. Believing
that the ship had struck a mine, the Hogue and Cressy stopped to rescue the survivors, oblivious of the danger lurking beneath the
waves. Shortly afterwards torpedoes from the U-9 sent the Hogue and then the Cressy to the bottom. The loss of life in this disaster was
heavy, with some 1,400 men being lost from the three ships.
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