Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

Five: Warrant Officer Class 2 J. S. Young, Irish Guards, late Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (1199 Cpl., Gds. M.G.R.); Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., Regular Army 3rd issue (2714599 W.O. Cl. II, I. Gds.) the Victory Medal with re-impressed naming, first two with edge bruising and polished, good fine, the remainder very fine or better (5) £140-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to the Irish Guards.

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James Samuel Young was born at Aghaden, Co. Down in November 1894 and enlisted in the Guards Machine Gun Regiment in March 1916. Sent to France with the 4th Battalion, G.M.G.R. in August 1917, he remained there on active service until the end of the War, returning to the U.K. in March 1919 as an Acting Sergeant. Transferring to the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards in the same month, he remained a regular soldier until being discharged in June 1934, by which time he had attained the rank of Regimental Quarter-Master Sergeant; sold with two copy photographs.