UNIQUE Irish Fusiliers. Medals, Minis & Ribbons: UN & Africa Medal w/Kenya Bar. for Sale

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UNIQUE Irish Fusiliers. Medals, Minis & Ribbons: UN & Africa Medal w/Kenya Bar. For Sale

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UNIQUE Irish Fusiliers. Medals, Minis & Ribbons: UN & Africa Medal w/Kenya Bar.:
$641.80

WWII & Post War Service Medals, Dress Medals & Ribbons and Cap Badge with Plume.

United Nations Service Medal and Africa Service Medal with Kenya Bar.

A medal bar comprised of:

*African General Service medal with Kenya clasp

* United Nations Service medal having Korea Clasp

*The 1939-1945 War Medal

*The France and Germany Star along *Miniatures/Dress Medal Grouping

*Dress Ribbon Grouping

*Royal Irish Fusiliers Cap Badge

NOTE: Africa General Service Medal awarded to:

Service Number: 22524542

Corporal G.BYRNE

Royal Irish Fusiliers

The 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Fusiliers, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel G J Hamilton DSO, landed in Mombasa on 30 January 1955. The Battalion deployed A Company to North Kinangop and B Company to South Kinangop in the West Aberdares. The rest of the Battalion deployed around Navisha in the Rift valley with a Tactical Area of Responsibility of around 1,600 square miles.

The Battalion conducted counter-terrorist operations against the Mau Mau fighters who were raiding white Kenyan owned farms and properties and terrorising the black Kenyan workers.

The Battalion\'s advance party arrived at Ogbourne St George, England in October 1955 and the main body departed Kenya on 24 December 1955 aboard the HMT Captain Cook. However, within weeks the Battalion was moved to Bulford and then in June 1956 the Battalion moved to Wuppertal in the Federal Republic of (West) Germany.

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