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Lot Is Closed 1920 (21 November) British War medals to Captain G.T. Baggallay, assasinated by Michael Collins 'Squad' on 'Bloody Sunday'
1920 (21 November) British War medals to Captain G.T. Baggallay, assasinated by Michael Collins 'Squad' on 'Bloody Sunday' - 11920 (21 November) British War medals to Captain G.T. Baggallay, assasinated by Michael Collins 'Squad' on 'Bloody Sunday' - 2
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1920 (21 November) British War medals to Captain G.T. Baggallay, assasinated by Michael Collins 'Squad' on 'Bloody Sunday'
Estimate:
€6,000 - €8,000
Sold
€4,800
Timed Auction
The Eclectic Collector
Description
Description: 1914 Star with 6TH AUG.-22ND. NOV1914 clasp to 1041 Private G.T. Baggallay, 8th London Regiment, War Medal and Victory Medal to Lieutenant G.T. Baggallay - no number or regiment. Accompanied by an album of details of the 'Bloody Sunday' assassinations by Michael Collins' IRA 'Squad'.
Note: Captain Geoffrey Thomas Baggallay, was assasinated in Dublin on November 21st by a three man team on the orders of Michael Collins.Thomas Whelan was convicted of the murder of Captain Baggallay and was executed on March 14th 1921 at Mountjoy Jail, Dublin. There is considerable speculation that in fact the gunman responsible for the killing was in fact Seán Lemass, a future leading politician and Taoiseach. Whelan went to his death strongly protestinghis innocence.
Condition
Very fine.