PRIVATE E. GILLARD, 5TH (PIONEER) BATTALION, ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT. 1914-15 Star trio (all medals officially impressed: 703 PTE. E. GILLARD. R. IR. REGT:). Generally Good Very Fine to Almost Extremely Fine.
£145.00
PRIVATE E. GILLARD, 5TH (PIONEER) BATTALION, ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT. 1914-15 Star trio (all medals officially impressed: 703 PTE. E. GILLARD. R. IR. REGT:). Generally Good Very Fine to Almost Extremely Fine.
Group accompanied by copied 1911 census return, Medal Index card and WW1 medal roll.
Edwin Gillard was born in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 7/10/1893. He enlisted at Taunton into the 5th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry but transferred almost immediately to the 5th (Pioneer) Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, on 10/10/1914. He saw active service during WW1 exclusively with the 5th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, landing at Mudros on 18/7/1915 and afterwards taking part in the landings at Suvla Bay. He later took part in the Salonika and Macedonia campaigns and in Egypt and France. He was discharged at Clonmel on 1/11/1919. Edwin Gillard is recorded in the 1911 census as a 20 year old single man employed as a journeyman blacksmith.
Ex Michael Kavanagh collection and with his manuscript notes re. the group.