Orders, Decorations & Medals - Other Properties - Bri
Lot 3659 SESSION 13 (2.30PM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Other Properties - Briti
Estimate $2,250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,800
PAIR: King's Police Medal for Gallantry, 1st type (GVR coinage head); Visit to Ireland Medal 1903 (EVIIR). Wm.J.Burke Const.Royal Irish Constab on first medal, W.J.Burke R.I.C. on second. Both medals engraved. Very fine.
Constable William Joseph Burke, Royal Irish Constabulary.
LG: 3/1/1911 'On the 8th June 1909, Constable Burke found a bomb with burning fuse, which had been placed on the windowsill of an occupied house in Dublin. He picked it up and threw it onto the road, however it rolled near to another house. He again picked it up and placed it in the middle of the road. As he was pouring water over it, the bomb exploded and severely wounded Constable Burke.'
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 3657
PAIR: Queen's South Africa Medal 1899, (type 3 reverse), - three clasps - Cape Colony, ...
Estimate $1,000
Lot 3658
PAIR: Queen's South Africa Medal 1899, (type 2 reverse with faint trace of ghost dates), ...
Estimate $250
Lot 3659 This lot
PAIR: King's Police Medal for Gallantry, 1st type (GVR coinage head); Visit to Ireland Medal ...
Estimate $2,250
Lot 3660
MC GROUP OF FOUR: Military Cross (GRI); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal ...
Estimate $1,500
Lot 3661
MM GROUP OF FOUR: Military Medal (GVR type 1); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; ...
Estimate $1,000