PRIVATE T. DUNNE, 2ND BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-19

PRIVATE T. DUNNE, 2ND BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Talana, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (officially impressed: 5640 PTE. T. DUNNE, RL. DUBLIN FUS:). Top clasp loose on ribbon, otherwise Almost Extremely Fine.

Group accompanied by 4 pages of copied service papers and copy medal rolls (2) confirming QSA and 4 clasps. Service papers and medal rolls confirm that Dunne was invalided from South Africa on 25/9/1901.

Thomas Dunne was born in the parish of Athboy, Co. Meath. He enlisted into the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 11/01/1896. At the time of enlistment he was 18 years old and gave his trade as that of groom. He was invalided to England on 25/9/1901 and transferred to the Army Reserve on 11/1/1903. Dunne never rose above the rank of Private and was discharged on 10/1/1908 on the termination of his first period of engagement.