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Medals to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 4 years 9 months ago #64459

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'Heroes of old Ireland: Invalided home and off to the front again.

These men were at the capture of Spion Kop and were afterwards invalided home, some of them having no fewer than three bullets in their bodies and many of them two. No sooner had they recovered from their wounds than they volunteered to go back, and having been accepted they sailed last week in the ss Canada. They belong to the 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers, a regiment that has highly distinguished itself during the campaign in South Africa. '



Source: The Graphic, Volume 62
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Medals to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 4 years 6 months ago #65718

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major. W. C. Roper-Caldbeck. Rl. Dub. Fus.);
KSA (2) (Maj. W. C. Roper-Caldbeck. Rl. Dub. Fus.) suspension slightly slack;
BWM and VM (Major W. C. Roper-Caldbeck.);
Italy, Kingdom, War Merit Cross, bronze,

William Caldbeck Roper-Caldbeck was born in January 1855, and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He unsuccessfully stood for Parliament for the seat of Dublin North in 1885, before being admitted to the Inner Temple and being entitled to practice as a Barrister in 1896. Roper-Caldbeck served as a Major in the 5th Battalion (Dublin County Militia), Royal Dublin Fusiliers prior to the Second Boer War. He volunteered for active service with his Battalion in South Africa, and was appointed Temporary Major in the Army. Roper-Caldbeck was engaged in operations in Cape Colony, 30 November 1900 - January 1902, and in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, January to 31 May 1902.

Roper-Caldbeck resigned his commission in the Militia in June 1903. He re-engaged for service during the Great War as a Major in the Special Reserve, and was serving with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment in 1915. Roper-Caldbeck served with the Regiment in the Italian theatre of war from February 1918 - aged 63 years old.

He was a JP, and resided at Moyle Park, Clondalkin, Dublin. He died in December 1936.
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Medals to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 3 years 8 months ago #70545

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This group has been on a regular 3 year cycle:


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CBE 1st Type, Military
AFC GV;
QSA (2) Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (Lieut. J. C. Halahan, Rl. Dub. Fus.);
1914-15 Star (Major J. C. Halahan, RFC);
BWM 1914-20 (Col. J. C. Halahan, RAF);
Victory Medal 1914-19, with M.I.D.

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QSA (5) Cape Colony, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5612 Pte. J. Kelly, Rl. Dublin Fus:);
KSA (2) (5612 Pte. J. Kelly. Rl: Dublin Fus:)



One of only 45 ‘Defence of Ladysmith’ clasps awarded to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

Spink July 1978 £70.
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Interesting to see them mounted for display as single medals.

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Medals to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 3 years 7 months ago #70854

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The AFC group to Colonel Halahan sold for a hammer price of £2,800 on Wednesday.
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