PRIVATE (LATER CORPORAL BEFORE BEING REDUCED TO PRIVATE) J. MCCULLAGH, 2ND AND 1ST BATTALIONS ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS. Four: 1914-15 Star (9864 Private, Royal Irish Fusiliers) British War and Victory Medals (9864 Corporal, Royal Irish Fusiliers)

PRIVATE (LATER CORPORAL BEFORE BEING REDUCED TO PRIVATE) J. MCCULLAGH, 2ND AND 1ST BATTALIONS ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS. Four: 1914-15 Star (9864 Private, Royal Irish Fusiliers) British War and Victory Medals (9864 Corporal, Royal Irish Fusiliers) General Service Medal 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, NW Persia (9864 Private, Royal Irish Fusiliers). Medals polished, WW1 trio generally Good Fine and better, GSM with re-affixed suspender, rim bruises and edge nicks, Very Fine.

There are two Medal Index Cards for this man, one name to him as McCullogh and one named correctly as McCullagh. These confirm all medals and clasps, and that he first saw active service in France 19/12/1914 with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers (the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers was serving in India when war broke out in 1914, transferred home and landed in France as a unit on 19/12/1914). In the post war years McCullagh saw service with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in Iraq and North West Persia.