WW1 British BEF Medal Group Pair Full Size Royal Irish Rifles

This WW1 British BEF Medal Group Pair consists of two full-size campaign medals awarded to a soldier of the Royal Irish Rifles who served with the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The group typically includes the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, both struck in original metals and featuring their respective designs: the silver War Medal with King George V’s effigy on the obverse, and the bronze Victory Medal bearing the winged figure of Victory. Both medals retain their original suspension and ribbons. Regimental details are usually impressed on the edge, referring to the recipient’s service with the Royal Irish Rifles, a regiment that participated in major campaigns on the Western Front. This pair offers representative examples of campaign awards given to British infantrymen between 1914 and 1918, reflecting service and involvement in key military operations by the British Army during the Great War.