Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private T. Douglas, Royal Marine Light Infantry

1914 Star (Po.17419 Pte., R.M. Brigade); British War and Victory Medals (Po.1741 Pte., R.M.L.I.) good very fine (3)
£100-140

Thomas Douglas was born in Townhead, Glasgow, on 15 October 1894. He enlisted into the Royal Marines at Glasgow on 11 August 1914, aged 19 years. His record sheet confirms his service at Dunkirk in 1914. He served on the battleship H.M.S. Neptune, 11 March 1915-31 March 1919 - seeing service aboard the ship at the battle of Jutland, where her 12 inch guns were credited with scoring several ‘hits’ on the German battlecruiser Lutzow.

With copied service papers.