PRIVATE W.W. TUGWELL, 5TH BATTLION ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT. Three: 1914-15 Star, British War

PRIVATE W.W. TUGWELL, 5TH BATTLION ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT. Three: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (1034 Private, Royal Irish Regiment). BWM with attractive old dark tone, Extremely Fine.

With Medal Index Card details, which confirm that Walter W. Tugwell saw service exclusively during WW1 with the Royal Irish Regiment. He first saw service in the Balkans, embarking for that theatre of operations on 8/7/1915. The 5th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment embarked for Gallipoli in two groups, the battalion, less “A” Company and the battalion transport embarking at Liverpool and sailing on the same day on 7/7/1915, and “A” Company entraining for Liverpool on 8/7/1915 and embarking for Gallipoli on the following day. Private Tugwell’s date of embarkation indicates that he probably sailed with the second detach ment and that he served either with “A” Company or with the Transport Section.

Private Tugwell was also entitled to a Silver War Badge.