Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (8693 Pte. T. Green. R. Muns. Fus.) traces of adhesive to reverse, otherwise good very fine £80-£100

Thomas Green was born in Limerick in 1888 and attested for the Royal Munster Fusiliers on 28 January 1908. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War at Gallipoli from 25 April 1915, presumably being one of those Munsters who landed from the River Clyde, and was wounded in action at the First Battle of Krithis on 28 April 1915. After recovering at hospital in Malta, he rejoined his unit on 28 June 1915, and was wounded in action at a second time, by gun shot to the left shoulder, at Suvla on 4 October 1915. After again recovering on Malta, he rejoined the Battalion on the Western Front on 7 May 1916, and was wounded a third time (shell shock) at Bernafray Wood on the Somme on 4 September 1916.

Green was posted missing on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German Spring Offensive, and was later reported to have been captured and taken Prisoner of War. He was repatriated on 9 December 1918, following the cessation of hostilities, and transferred to the Reserve on 28 March 1919.

Sold with copied service papers and other research.