British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (A/Capt. C. M. Egan.; 2/Lt L. Palmer.); Bilingual Victory...

British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (A/Capt. C. M. Egan.; 2/Lt L. Palmer.); Bilingual Victory 1914-19, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. S. Mallett.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both BWMs, very fine and better (3) £80-£100 --- Charles Michael Egan was born in Meath, Ireland, around 1877, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 19 August 1915. Posted to the Western Front with “A” Company, he was wounded at duty on 15 August 1916 and suffered a gunshot wound to the right arm on 24 September 1917. Returned to the trenches, he received a further gunshot wound to the thigh near Le Treport on 10 October 1918 - which effectively ended his active service. Advanced Acting Captain in June 1919, he returned to South Africa in October 1919. Leonard Palmer was born in Beaconsfield, Cape Province, around 1893, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 14 September 1915, his papers stating 2 years of previous service with the Pretoria Regiment. Initially posted to Egypt per H.M.T. Transylvania 13 March 1916 following a long bout of rubella, he transferred to the Western Front in the summer of 1917 and was struck down with spinal meningitis in January 1918. He died on 14 February 1918 and is buried at Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, France. Stanley Mallett was born in Kimberley in 1889 and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 26 August 1915, his papers stating previous service with the Rand Light Infantry and as a Lieutenant in the Reserve of Officers. Embarked at Cape Town for England 28 February 1916, he was wounded in action on the Western Front on 15 October 1916 and died of his injuries two days later. Posthumously Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 1 June 1917), he is buried at Becourt Military Cemetery, France. Sold with copied service records for all three recipients.