Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Pair: Private J. Craven, Royal Irish Regiment

India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (4256 Pte. J. Craven, 2d Bn. Ryl Ir. Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (4256 Pte., R. Irish Regt.) the second a slightly later issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £200-250

Private Craven is confirmed for all three clasps on the first medal. He was serving with No. 25 British Field Hospital and is one of a small number of men from this regiment to earn the clasp for Tirah 1897-98. He was subsequently one of only six men of the regiment present at Elandslaagte and the Defence of Ladysmith.