British - WWI - Victory Medal - Major A. F. Candy - Royal Field Artillery - MiD - Boer War and Irish Civil War Service in ADRIC

Victory Medal named: Major A. F. Candy

Arthur Francis Candy was born in Southampton, Hampshire in 1882. According to research found online, he attempted to join the Imperial Yeomanry to serve in South Africa, but the War Office closed further enlistment in that service. Undeterred, he proceeded to South Africa at his father's expense and joined the Kaffrarian Mounted Rifles. This reserarch indicates that he was wounded and invalided back to the UK following extensive service with the KMR in South Africa. During the First World War, he served in the Royal Field Artillery having transferred to that Branch following pre-war commissioned service in the 6th (City of London) Battalion, the London Regiment.  He was Mentioned in Despatches per London Gazette - 11 December 1917.

In May 1921 he joined the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary (ADRIC) serving first in N Company and later in F Company. The ADRIC is well-documented and conducted counter-insurgency operations against the Irish Republican Army during the Irish Civil War. He appears to have served until the demobilisation of ADRIC in 1922.

Some biographical information can be found on the excellent website theauxiliaries.com here:

Arthur Francis Candy 

After the war he immigrated to the USA and lived there until his death in 1949.

A scarce medal to a confirmed member of the Auxiliaries - who saw service in the Boer War and during the First World War.