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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 31

A Great War 1917 M.M. Group of Five to Sergeant P. Shannon, Liverpool Regiment
a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (305192 Sjt. P. Shannon. 1/8 L'Pool. R.-T.F.)
b) 1914-15 Star (1702 Pte. P. Shannon, L'Pool R.)
c) British War and Victory Medals (1702 Pte. P. Shannon. L'Pool R.)
d) Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (3757204 Pte. P. Shannon. 8 - The King's R.), generally very fine, with the following related documents:
- Divisional Commander's Commendation, dated 13.10.1917
- Parchment Certificate of Service
- Soldier's Paybook; Soldier's Small Book
- Certificate of Disembodiment; Certificate of Discharge
- Silk 'Forget Me Not' Postcard, written to recipient's sweetheart
- Portrait photograph of recipient in uniform
- Newspaper cutting in which recipient is pictured (lot)

M.M. London Gazette 14.1.1918 305192 Sjt. P. Shannon, L'Pool R. (Liverpool)

305192 Sergeant Patrick Shannon, M.M., born Dublin, Ireland, 1886; enlisted aged 14 as Drummer, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, 4.7.1900; discharged 15.10.1912, during which time he served for 9 years in India; re-enlisted for service with 8th (Irish) Battalion Liverpool Regiment, Territorial Force, 21.1.1913; served with the Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21.5.1915; when the battalion was serving as part of 55th (West Lancashire) Division he received a Divisional Commander's Commendation, 'for gallant conduct on the 20th September 1917 East of Ypres'; on the latter date the Division were engaged in the Battle of Menin Road Ridge, as part of the Third Battle of Ypres; he was subsequently court martialled and reduced to Private, 24.1.1918; transferred to No. 12 Prisoner of War Company, Labour Corps; discharged 24.2.1919; re-enlisted Territorial Army, 3.5.1920 and finally discharged 7.4.1927.

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