Warrant Officer Arthur Robotham

1st Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, From Derby, Aged 30 Just decided to post a group of medals that I’ve had in my collection for many years. Nothing Irish related about this man but it is a group that I hold dear. It’s to a soldier, Arthur Robotham from Derby in England who was there

Gunner Richard Scales

27th & 235th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Wounded 20th October 1917 at Ypres, From Enniskerry, Wicklow , Aged 21 Richard Scales, a Gardener by trade, was living in Clontarf, Dublin, when he attested for the Royal Garrison Artillery on the 27th of October 1915, proceeding overseas to France in early 1916. Richard was the

Private John Caffrey VC

2nd Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment From Birr, Co Offaly, Aged 24 The fifth in my collection of autographs to Irish born holders of the Victoria Cross (VC). John Caffrey from Birr in WW1. Caffrey left Ireland at an early age and settled in Nottingham, joining the British Army in 1910. He was 24 years

Gunner James Healy

16th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, From Kinsale, Cork, Aged 25 A single victory medal, picked up recently from an antiques store in Harold’s Cross, Dublin. Named to James Healy of the 16th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Not much is known about James as no service papers survive for him. However we do know

Rifleman Samuel Flanagan

1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles Wounded in Action, 13th March 1915, At Neuve Chapelle From Dublin, aged 21                   Samuel Flanagan a painter from the North Gloucester Place in Dublin, enlisted for the 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Rifles on the 15th January 1912 aged 18. A

Rifleman Edward Collins

2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles aged 22, from Dublin taken Prisoner of War 26th August 1914, At Caudry, Nr Le Cateau