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WW1 British Victory Medal - Irish, early Sep-1914 casualty
WW1 British Victory Medal - Irish, early Sep-1914 casualty
WW1 British Victory Medal - Irish, early Sep-1914 casualty
WW1 British Victory Medal - Irish, early Sep-1914 casualty

WW1 British Victory Medal - Irish, early Sep-1914 casualty

$ 31.67

Availability: 90 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Region of Origin: Great Britain
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Selling this nice Victory Medal that belonged to Thomas Connor, who was early war casualty. I am aware that his Mons Star is out there.
    71494 Gunner Thomas Connor (23-Mar-1895 – 21-Sep-1914)
    Royal Field Artillery
    Thomas parents were from Queens County, Ireland but they immigrated to UK at some point. Thomas was born 23-Mar-1895 at 10 Franklin Street, Horton, Bradford.
    He enlisted/attested 14-Jan-1913 at Bradford, and posted to No. 5 Depot RFA. Then he was posted to 130 Battery on the 7-Apr-1913. Followed transfer to 30 Brigade on the 6-Aug-1914. Landed in France 19-Aug-1914 as a Bde. H.Q. staff.
    20.9.1914 Admitted to 4 Clearing Hospital with gunshot wounds to head, chest, arms and legs. All together 71 wounded arrived at Brasnie on the morning of the 20-Sep1914.
    4 Casualty Clearing Hospital diary gives their location as Braisne sic. On the 17th Sept they took over the French Civil Hospital and adjoining buildings. They have lumped together the 18th, 19th and 20th Sept 1914 and almost the first entry states;
    Extremely busy at Braisne.....No time to write up diary. They also took over the large church as additional hospital accommodation. Stabsartz Kissing, a German Military Surgeon POW assisted at 4 CCH. The first entry for the 21st Sept says..........as many as 1100 treated (?) in the hospital in one day.
    Gunner Thomas Connor died to his wounds following day on 21-Sep-1914. He is buried in Braine Communal Cemetery. 68 burials in Braine have individual grave not known probably due to the German offensive of May 1918.