Auction Catalogue

31 March 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 629

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31 March 2010

Estimate: £160–£180

Three: Private A. McLeod, Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed in action on the first day of the battle of Loos in September 1915

1914-15 Star (S-1605 Pte. A. McLeod, Sea. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-1605 Pte. A. McLeod, ), nearly extremely fine (3) £160-180

Arthur McLeod was killed in action on 25 September 1915, the first day of the battle of Loos, while serving in the 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Aged 27 years, he left a widow, Margaret, a resident of McKenzie Place, Edinburgh, and has no known grave, being commemorated on the Loos Memorial in the Pas de Calais.