WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus

Medals are in mint condition with original ribbons. Information updated – he actually died 1926. Please check the pictures. Henry Hull Cosgrove (1876 8-Aug-1926). Captain, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Henry was born 1876 as a son of Henry Cosgrove and Sophia Margaret Cosgrove from Belfast. Their family were Presbyterian. Around 1900 they lived Rugby Road, Belfast and later on Craigwelyn Ballyholme Road, Bangor. Henry was a factory manager in Daisy Hill, Banbridge, Co. Down By the way? Commissioned from Officer Training Corps 15-jun-1915 and was attached to the 4th Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers as a 2nd Lieutenant. When the 2nd Garrison Battalion was formed in Dublin Spring 1916 he was transferred to this unit. 2nd Garrison Battalion took part suppression of the Easter Rising. Then went with the battalion to Salonica August 1916. He was Company commander and Acting Captain from 19-Nov-1917 and Temp Captain from 15-Feb-1918. The 2nd Garrison Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers had been formed at Dublin in Spring 1916 and sailed in August for a destination described as’East’ and started arriving in Salonika on 24 August 1916. The description of their first months was’thankless’. During service in Macedonia, the 2nd Garrison Battalion lost three officers and 31 men from wounds and sickness as well as two taken prisoner, one of whom was an officer. April 1916 Formed at Dublin and then moved to Templemore Co. Aug 1916 Deployed to Salonika and engaged in various actions against the Bulgarian Army. 01.03.1917 Transferred to the 228th Brigade of the 28th Division and engaged in various actions against the Bulgarian Army including. 1917 The capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches. 06.08.1917 Transferred to defend the Lines of Communication. 30.09.1918 Ended the war in Macedonia. Henry died suddenly on 8-Aug-1926 in Lorelei Nursing home Bangor. The item “WW1 Medal Pair Northern Ireland Belfast-Bangor Officer Captain Royal Irish Fus” is in sale since Sunday, November 7, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “rdubfus” and is located in Dublin. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Ireland
  • Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Type: Medals & Ribbons