Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Corporal J. McCormack, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who served as Second Servant to the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Rooth, who was killed in action at the head of his Battalion at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915
1914-15 Star (9993 Pte. J. Mc Cormack. R. Dub. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (9993 Cpl. J. Mc Cormack. R. Dub. Fus.) number officially corrected on BWM, very fine

Renamed and Defective Medals (2): 1914 Star (8447 L/Cpl. H. Botting 2nd. Scots Gds) renamed; British War Medal 1914-20 (13400 Sjt. G. Crosbie. R. Dub. Fus.) planchet only, lacking suspension; edge bruising, contact marks, about fine (4) £60-£80

James McCormack attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 6 January 198, and served during the Great War as Second Servant to the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Rooth. He served during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from the date of the initial landings on 25 April 1915; it was on this date that Rooth was killed at the head of his Battalion. McCormack subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps, and was discharged on 3 August 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B305,147.

George Crosbie attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 10 July 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 9 March 1919.