Orders, Decorations and Medals

Family group:

Three: Private W. Richmond, Royal Highlanders, late Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Somme in July 1916
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (639 Pte. W. Richmond, 2 R. Scots Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (4495 Pte. W. Richmond, R. Highrs.), together with related Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (William Richmond), dated clasp on the first unofficially riveted, very fine, the remainder extremely fine

The British War Medal awarded to Private W. Richmond, Gordon Highlanders - his sole entitlement
British War Medal 1914-20 (S-16788 Pte. W. Richmond, Gordons), very fine (5) £250-300

William Richmond, a native of Kirkcaldy, was killed in action on the Somme on 30 July 1916, while serving in the 7th (Fife) Battalion, Royal Highlanders. On that date, his unit advanced in the face of heavy machine-gun and rifle fire at High Wood, and suffered over 150 casualties. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. His family namesake originally enlisted in the Gordons and later served in the Royal Scottish Fusiliers, but as per his MIC entry was only entitled to the British War Medal 1914-20.