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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 904

(x) Pair: Captain W. D. Quirke, Royal Canadian Medical Corps, late Royal Canadian Air Force

Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue (ZC-9765 W. D. Quirke); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (ZC-9765 W. D. Quirke), good very fine (2)

William Dennison Quirke served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flight Lieutenant (Medical Officer) from 10 October 1950-3 May 1951. He transferred to the Royal Canadian Medical Corps on 4 May 1951, in order to see active service in Korea, for the Air Force had no medical units in the conflict. Having served attached to the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, he was discharged on 21 November 1952, with these Medals issued on 7 September 1956; sold with copied service record.

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Sold for
£180

Sale 19001 Notices
Quirke served as a 'Canadian M.A.S.H. Doctor' attached to various units, including 25th Field Ambulance, 2nd Canadian Royal Horse Artillery and 37th Canadian Field Ambulance - who were notably engaged at Hill 355 "Little Gibraltar".