Orders, Decorations and Medals

Family group of nine: Staff Sergeant Patrick Gleeson, Army Service Corps, late 47th Foot

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (3265? Patk. Gleeson, 47th Regt.) parts of number and ‘Regt’ indistinct through contact wear; New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (67 Patk. Gleeson, C.S. Corps) the first with heavy edge bruising and contact marks, fine, the second nearly very fine

Lieutenant-Colonel & Quarter-Master A. F. Gleeson, O.B.E., Royal Army Service Corps

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (C/958 2nd Corpl.A. F. Gleeson, A.S. Corps.)

Sergeant A. J. Gleeson, Royal Army Service Corps

British War Medal (S-24599 Cpl. A. J. Gleeson, A.S.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (S-1213 Sjt. A. J. Gleeson, R.A.S.C.)

Flying Officer A. M. Gleeson, Royal Air Force

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued in their named card box of issue, unless otherwise described, extremely fine (9) £500-600

Patrick Gleeson was born at Thurles, Co. Tipperary, and attested for the 47th Regiment at Templemore on 25 July 1854, aged 17 years 10 months. He served in the 47th from 25 July 1854 until 30 September 1859, when he transferred to the Commissariat Staff Corps in the rank of Sergeant. He transferred to the Army Service Corps in the rank of 2nd Corporal in April 1870 and was discharged in the rank of Staff Sergeant at Fermoy on 29 March 1876, receiving his final discharge on 25th April. He served in the Crimea 1 year 6 months; Malta 1 year; Gibraltar 3 months; and in New Zealand 4 years. Sold with copy discharge papers.

Andrew Fitzwilliam Gleeson was born on 8 February 1860. He joined the Army Service Corps and served in South Africa 1877-79 during the Gaika, Galeka and Zulu campaigns. He afterwards joined the Commissary General at Headquarters as a Clerk in 1880 and remained in the War Office until his retirement at age 60 in 1920. In 1888, he joined the Transport Dierctorate, and his name became synonymous with Army Transport. For his services at the War Office during the Great War he was granted the Honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and awarded the O.B.E.