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Auction: 7022 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 1232

A ´Great War´ C.B.E., ´Boer War´ D.S.O. Group of Eight to Lieutenant-Colonel J.C.M. Canny, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Later Royal Army Service Corps, Twice Mentioned in Despatches For the Boer War, Twice For the Great War, and Once For Waziristan 1921-24 a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Commander´s (C.B.E.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue b) Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar c) Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Lieut. J.C.M.Canny, D.S.O., Muns: Fus:) d) King´s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Lt. J.C.M. Canny. D.S.O. Rl. Mun. Fus.) e) 1914 Star, with Bar (Capt: J.C.M. Canny. D.S.O. A.S.C.) f) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Bt. Lt. Col. J.C.M. Canny.) initials officially corrected on both g) India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Bt. Lt. Col. J.C.M. Canny. R.A.S.C.), generally good very fine, last seven mounted court style as originally worn (8) Estimate £ 1,400-1,600 C.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Canny, Maj. & Bt. Lt.-Col. James Clare Macnamara, D.S.O., R.A.S.C. D.S.O. London Gazette 27.9.1901 Second Lieutenant J.C.M. Canny, Royal Munster Fusiliers ´In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.´ Lieutenant-Colonel James Clare Macnamara Canny, C.B.E., D.S.O., born 1877; commissioned Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1899; served in the South African War (1899-1902) as Station Staff Officer and was present in actions including at Rhenoster Kop; Lindley, 26.6.1900; and Bethlehem, 6-7th July 1900; Lieutenant 7.7.1901 (D.S.O.; M.I.D. London Gazette 10.9.1901 and 25.4.1902); Canny was invested with the D.S.O. by the King, 24.10.1902; Adjutant 9.2.1907-15.9.1908; Captain 13.6.1908 and transferred to the Army Service Corps 23.9.1908; served during the Great War with the regiment on the Western Front , 7.10.1914-5.12.1914; Major 30.10.1914; Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel 8.4.1915-31.12.1917; appointed Assistant Director of Transport, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, 19.3.1918-15.8.1919; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1.1.1918 (C.B.E.; M.I.D. London Gazette 17.2.1915 and 5.6.1919); Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies, War Office, 9.10.1919-31.3.1920; served in Waziristan 1921-24 (M.I.D. London Gazette 13.3.1925).

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