Three: Captain L. B. Mackay, Royal Lancaster Regiment, wounded in action at the ‘V.C. action’ at Bazentin-le-Petit, 30 July 1916

1914-15 Star (Lieut., R. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (3) £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Lancaster Regiment.

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Leslie Booth Mackay was born on 20 September 1883. Employed as a Printing Works Manager at Court Lodge, Maidstone Road, Chatham, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment on 18 November 1914. With 38 Brigade, 13 Division, the battalion landed at Cape Helles, Gallipoli on 6 July 1915. A few days later he was sent to 87 Field Ambulance suffering with severe exhaustion and haemorrhoids. He was invalided to England aboard H.S. Dongola and was treated at Netley. Recovering he was posted to France with the 7th Battalion in February 1916 and was advanced to Captain in June 1916. He suffered a machine bullet wound to the arm at Bazentin-le-Petit, Somme, on 30 July 1916 - the same day Private William Miller of the 7th Battalion won the Victoria Cross. After convalescing in England, he returned to France in July 1917 on probation with the Intelligence Corps, 1st Cavalry Division, graded 2nd Class Staff Lieutenant on the General List and appointed 3rd Class Agent on 12 August 1917. He was demobilised from the Intelligence Corps, Cavalry Division on 9 April 1919. Served in the Reserve of Officers until 1933.

With a quantity of copied service papers and other research.