Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. and Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant W. J. Keenan, Worcestershire Regiment and Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (40285 L. Cpl. W. J. Keenan, 4/Worc. R); British War and Victory Medals (19179 Sjt., R. War. R.); Defence Medal 1939-45, contact marks and a little polished, otherwise generally very fine (4) £600-800

M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.

Bar to M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.

William J. Keenan, onetime a native of Rugby, and of New Bilton, appears to have transferred to the Hampshire Regiment right at the end of the War. Not having entered a theatre of war until 1916, he was only entitled to the British War & Victory Medals (MIC entry refers).

Sold with a pair of original G.O.C., 29th Division commendation cards, the first citing the recipient’s gallant conduct on 9 October 1917 and the second his gallant conduct at Bailleul on 4 September 1918.