1914 STAR (Pte. H. Long, R. Ir. Fus.); 1914-15 STAR (3) (Pte. R. Brown, R. Ir. Fus.; Pte. W.H. Wilkins, R. Ir. Fus.; Pte. S. Collington, R. Ir. Rif.); VICTORY 1914-19 (2) (Pte. A. Dorrington, R. Ir. Rif.; Pte. A. Solomon, R. Ir. Fus.); GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62 (2), one clasp, N.W. Persia (Pte. A. Murray, R. Ir. Fus.), suspension repaired, minor edge bruising, fine; two clasps, Iraq, N.W. Persia (Pte. T. Hill, R. Ir. Fus.), later style naming; Pair: Private W. J. Chester, Royal Irish Rifles, British War and Victory Medals, very fine and better, except where stated (10)

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1914 STAR (Pte. H. Long, R. Ir. Fus.); 1914-15 STAR (3) (Pte. R. Brown, R. Ir. Fus.; Pte. W.H. Wilkins, R. Ir. Fus.; Pte. S. Collington, R. Ir. Rif.); VICTORY 1914-19 (2) (Pte. A. Dorrington, R. Ir. Rif.; Pte. A. Solomon, R. Ir. Fus.); GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62 (2), one clasp, N.W. Persia (Pte. A. Murray, R. Ir. Fus.), suspension repaired, minor edge bruising, fine; two clasps, Iraq, N.W. Persia (Pte. T. Hill, R. Ir. Fus.), later style naming; Pair: Private W. J. Chester, Royal Irish Rifles, British War and Victory Medals, very fine and better, except where stated (10)

Lot Essay

Private Henry Long, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, was killed in action, France Flanders on 6.4.1916.

Private Robert Brown, Royal Irish Fusiliers, was discharged through sickness on 6.5.1918.

Private William H. Wilkins, Royal Irish Fusiliers, entered the Balkans on 11.7.1915 and later served with Labour Corps.

Private Sam Collington, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, entered France on 1.4.1915.

Private Arthur Dorrington, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, entered France on 30.6.1915 and was killed in action, France Flanders on 17.5.1916.

Private Alfred Solomon, Royal Irish Fusiliers, entered the Balkans on 7.8.1915.