A Collection of Medals to the Rifle Brigade

A fine Great War M.C. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant M. J. Carey, 12th Battalion, late Colour Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Military Cross, G.V.R., named on the reverse (N.J.Carey, 12th Battn. Rifle Brigade 1918); Queen’s Sudan 1896 (858 Sgt., 2/R. Bde.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (858 Sgt., Rifle Brigade); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (858 Clr. Serjt., Rifle Brigade); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. (Q.M. & Lieut.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (858 C.Sjt., Rifle Bde.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed, contact marks to the earlier medals, therefore nearly very fine and better (8)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Rifle Brigade.

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M.C. London Gazette 1 January, 1919. Lieutenant Michael Joseph Carey served with the 12th battalion in France from 8 June, 1917.