A Campaign group of four to Pte McNamara Royal Irish Regt Q...

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A Campaign group of four to Pte McNamara Royal Irish Regt

Queens South Africa Medal 1899 – 1902, 3 clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal. Correctly impressed 4027. SGT. M. McNamara. 1st RL: Irish Regt
Kings South Africa Medal 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901and South Africa 1902. Correctly impressed 4027. Serjt: M McNamara. RL: Irish Regt
Great War Pair, correctly impressed 32884 Pte. M. McNamara. R. Fus.

Swing mounted as worn.
Condition GVF (Correction to SGT on QSA)

Michael McNamara was born in Speenymoor in 1871. He attested on the 18th of August 1891 in his home town. McNamara had previously served with the Durham light Infantry, but has purchased his discharged after a very short period. In civilian life he had been a miner.

A member of the 1st Bn, he served in South Africa during the Second Boer War for just over two years, earning the QSA and KSA. On the 19th of June 1902 he was disagreed to the reserves.
He returned to the mines and worked there until he rejoined the army on the 10th of May 1916, serving with the Royal Fusiliers. With the 25th Bn he fought in East Africa. On the 9th of December 1917, he was posted home and joined the Labour Corps, discharged to the reserves on the 11th of April 1919, he rejoined 28-1-19 and was disagreed for the final time on 16-3-20.