WW1 BRITISH WAR MEDAL, SURGEON LIEUT.RN, FORMERLY LONSDALE BTN BORDER REGIMENT, WOUNDED 1-7-1916 & ENTITLED TO THE MC

A very interesting WW1 British War Medal
To- SURG.LT.M.McKERROW.RN
Mungo McKerrow from Aberdeen was studying medicine at Edinburgh university on the outbreak of WW1. He enlisted in to the 11th service battalion of the Border Regiment / The Lonsdale battalion & received his commission in November 1914. He was heavily involved in raid on bulls eye trench 5-6-1916 and took many priso...  read more

Code: 58837

WW1 VICTORY MEDAL, 2nd SCOTS GUARDS, D.O.W F&F 1-10-1915, FROM ELGIN

WW1 Victory Medal
To- 7530.PTE.L.ALEXANDER.S.GDS
Lewis Alexander was born in Duffus, Elgin and lived in Elgin. He enlisted in to the Scots Guards in Glasgow and first landed in France 7-10-1914. He sadly died of wounds 1-10-1915 serving with the 2nd battalion and is buried in Lapugnoy military cemetery. He was 24 years of age at the time of his death & the CWGC state that he was t...  read more

Code: 58799

WW1 BRITISH WAR MEDAL, 1st SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS, DIED OF WOUNDS 2-2-1915, FROM BARONY

WW1 British War Medal
To- 339.PTE.J.CUNNINGHAM.SEAFORTH.
John James Cunningham was born in Barony, Lanarkshire & enlisted in Glasgow. He first landed in France 12-10-1914 serving with the 1st battalion Seaforth Highlanders Died of wounds 2-2-1915. He is buried in Siloe St James churchyard. Soldiers died in the great war states that he died of wounds in France & Flanders 2-6-1915 b...  read more

Code: 58801

WW1 BRITISH WAR MEDAL, 247th COY M.G.C, K.I.A F&F 10-9-1917, FROM DUNFERMLINE

WW1 British War Medal
To- 99108.PTE.A.BLYTH.M.G.C
Alexander Blyth was born in Dunfermline and was formerly a member of the Black Watch. He was killed in action in France & Flanders 10-9-1917 serving with the 247th company of the Machine Gun Corps & is buried in Perth China wall cemetery in Flanders.
NEF & Complete with details from both SDGW & the CWGC  read more

Code: 58802

WW1 BRITISH WAR MEDAL, BORDER REGIMENT OFFICER, FROM ASHGILL, LANARKSHIRE

WW1 British War Medal
To- 2-LIEUT.L.RITCHIE
Lawrence Ritchie first landed in France 20-11-1915 serving with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders as a Cpl with service number S-5435. He transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers with service number 29968 and was commissioned in to the Border Regiment 28-8-17. He applied for the issue of his campaign medals in 1923 whilst living in Ash...  read more

Code: 58796

WW1 BRITISH WAR MEDAL, 1st SOUTH AFRICAN INFANTRY

WW1 British War Medal
To- PTE.H.F.LUCK.1st.S.A.I
NEF & Complete with copy service papers  read more

Code: 58821

WW1 BRITISH WAR MEDAL & MEMORIAL PLAQUE, OFFICER 15th HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, K.I.A F&F 22-9-1918

WW1 British War Medal & Memorial Plaque
To- 2-LIEUT.S.DONALDSON.
Stuart Donaldson was educated at Edinburgh High school & Edinburgh university. He was a pre war law student & then accountant & played cricket for Selkirk. He was commissioned in to the Highland Light Infantry in 1917 & was wounded in France in the August of that year. He was sadly killed in action in France & Flande...  read more

Code: 58729

WW1 1914-15 STAR & BRITISH WAR MEDAL, 1/7th LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS OFFICER, K.I.A F&F 28-9-1918

WW1 1914-15 Star & British War Medal To- 2691.PTE.H.DOWNHAM.LAN.FUS (1914-15 Star)
& 2-LIEUT.H.DOWNHAM (British War Medal)
Harold Downham originally enlisted in to the 1/7th battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers & landed in Gallipoli in May of 1915. He was invalided home in September 1915 & rejoined his battalion in Egypt in April 1916. He returned home in 1917 to take a commissio...  read more

Code: 58639

WW1 1914-15 STAR, 4th LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS OFFICER, K.I.A F&F 7-7-1915, FORMER RUGBY PLAYER FOR BATLEY

WW1 1914-15 Star
To- LIEUT.R.H.SIMPSON.LANC.FUS
Reginald Henry Simpson first landed in France 24-5-1915 serving with the 1/4th battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers. He was killed in action in France & Flanders 7-7-1915 & having no known grave he is commemorated on the Menin Gate memorial at Ypres. He was 24 years of age at the time of his death & is recorded by the CWGC as the l...  read more

Code: 58638

WW1 BRITISH WAR MEDAL, OFFICER 2/5th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT, K.I.A F&F 26-10-1917

WW1 British War Medal
To- CAPT.A.B.HOARE.
Alan Brady Hoare was killed in action in France & Flanders 26-10-1917 serving with the 2/5th battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was 35 years of age at the time of his death & having no known grave he is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. He is recorded by the CWGC as the late son of Edward Brodie Hoare & the late husb...  read more

Code: 58640