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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 496

(x) Four: Private M. Wallace, Royal Irish Regiment

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (5712 Pte. M. Wallace, 1st Rl. Irish Regt:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5712 Pte. M. Wallace. Rl: Irish Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (6765 Pte. M. Wallace. R. Ir. Regt.), one rivet cracked on first, otherwise very fine (4)

Michael Wallace was born at Tipperary and enlisted in the Royal Irish Regiment in December 1895. He saw active service in South Africa and was discharged to the Army Reserve on 13 January 1908, intending to live at Llangyfelach Street, Swansea. He returned to the fold with the Regiment during the Great War, latterly serving with the Labour Corps; sold together with three original service documents and CD-ROM containing further research.

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Sold for
£280

Starting price
£130