Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second World War M.C. group of six attributed to Major H. M. MacFie, Royal Army Medical Corps

Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1943’; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, all unnamed as issued, mounted for wear, good very fine and better (6) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Medical Services formed by Colonel D.G.B. Riddick.

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M.C. London Gazette 8 July 1943.

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 September 1943.

Hugh Morton MacFie was born in Glasgow on 18 October 1916. He qualified as a M.B., Ch.B. at Glasgow in 1940 and entered the R.A.M.C. as a Lieutenant in November 1941. Promoted to Captain in November 1942, he served as Acting Major, October 1944 and Temporary Major, January 1945-September 1946 and April 1947-November 1949. Promoted to Major in the latter month, he died in Nottingham on 20 March 1951. During the war he served in the British North African/Central Mediterranean Force, 1942-45 and was C.O. of 217 Field Ambulance, February-March 1945. Later with the Middle East Force, 1945-46 and Middle East Land Force, 1949. Sold with M.C. Royal Mint case of issue.