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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 366

A 1953 B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Warrant Officer Class II J. Flaherty, Royal Military Police

British Empire Medal (Military), E.II.R. (3654568 A/Cy. Q.M.Sgt. Jack Flaherty. R.M.P.), officially impressed naming on pre-prepared ground; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France & Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (3654568 W.O.Cl.2. J. Flaherty. R.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Regular Army (3654568 W.O.Cl.2. J. Flaherty. R.M.P.), very fine (8)

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1953. The original recommendation, for his service with 194 Provost Company at Hamburg, states:

'Company Quarter-Master Sergeant Flaherty has rendered outstanding service under difficult conditions. He has been charged with the closing down of a large barracks and the taking over of part of another. His accounting has been done with such meticulous care that no loss of stores has occured in an account covering thousands of items of property. In addition to his 'Q' duties he has had to perform the duties of RSM for 6 weeks. This necessitated his working very long hours to cope with his combined responsibilites. In spite of his heavy burden he has been constantly on the alert for more work to do and there is no limit to his enthusiasm for work.

The example set by this NCO has been an inspiration to all ranks throughout this period. He has previously been commended by the Provost Marshal, War Office, for brave conduct when on the night of 11/12 Oct 1948 he, regardless of his own safety, apprehended and disarmed a Pte Regan who had opened fire on his patrol, and by so doing restored a situation which might have had the gravest consequences.'

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£420

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£190