THE BRITISH WAR MEDAL ISSUED TO COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR MARTIN DOYLE HAS BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION BY SPINK OF LONDON |
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30 January 2024 |
The original British War Medal ( 1914-20 ) issued to Company Sergeant Major Martin Doyle VC, 1st Bn, Royal Munster Fusiliers, has been sold at auction by Spink of London, on the 30th January 2024. The sale estimate was between £4,000 to £6,000. The sale hammer price realised £4,500. The identity of the purchaser has not been revealed. Martin Doyle's Victoria Cross and Military Medal were bought at a Spink auction in June 1995 by the Lord Ashcroft VC Collection and are on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum, London. |
![]() | Medal entitlement of Company Sergeant Major Martin Doyle, 1st Bn, Royal Munster Fusiliers
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For the award of the Victoria Cross. [ London Gazette, 31 January 1919 ] Near Riencourt, France, 2 September 1918, Company Sergeant Major Martin Doyle, 1st Bn, Royal Munster Fusiliers For most conspicuous bravery on the 2nd September 1918, when as Acting Company Serjeant Major, command of the company devolved upon him consequent on officer casualties.
Martin Doyle was invested with his Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on the 8th May 1919.
For the award of the Military Medal ( MM )
[ London Gazette, 13 September 1918 ], Hattenfield, France, 24 March 1918, Sergeant Martin Doyle, 1st Bn, Royal Munster Fusiliers
Martin Doyle died on the 20th November 1940 and was buried in the Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Dublin.
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Iain Stewart, 20 February 2024