Lot 820
A FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WAR GROUP OF SEVEN TO THE IRISH FUSILIERS AND RUC.
A Great War and later group of seven comprising George VI British Empire Medal with GVIR cypher on civil ribbon named to James S. Whyte, 1914 15 Star indistinctly named, War and Victory Medals both partially erased, Defence Medal unnamed as issued, George VI Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal named to Sergt James S. Whyte and a Somme Medal, all mounted as worn, with accompanying miniatures lacking Somme medal, Royal Mint case of issue for the British Empire Medal with enclosure slip to James Scott Whyte.
James Scott Whyte was born on the 8th of June 1893 a native of Donegal. 8945 Private Whyte is recorded with the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, he was wounded on the 4th June 1915 whilst serving in Helles and was entitled to a wound stripe. He is also recorded with the ASC as a private with number 71998, and N. Staff Rifles as 44262 from 1/2/15 until 23/2/19.. He was moved to class Z on 23rd March 1918.
He appears to have joined the RUC on the 12th February 1921 serving under extended age limits until July 1952. The award of the British Empire medal was published in the Belfast Gazette on the 10th of June 1949, p134, 'Sergeant James Scott Whyte, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Mountpottinger Barracks, Belfast'. He died on the 15th of August 1982.
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