Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private J. Canavan, Royal Irish Regiment

1914 Star (5326 Pte., R. Ir. Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (5326 Pte., R. Ir. Regt.) good very fine (3) £160-200

John Canavan was born in 1886 and enlisted into the Militia on 3 April 1912. He was mobilised on 4 August 1914 and posted to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment at Devonport. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 7 October 1914 and was wounded - loosing fingers on his left hand, and taken prisoner at Le Pilly, 21 October 1914. He was later released and was discharged on 5 November 1919. Sold with some copied research and original British Legion and United Services Benevolent Fund form concerning the recipient.