Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Twelve: Lieutenant-Colonel D. G. Pirie, Coldstream Guards

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953; Jubilee 1977, these unnamed; Army Emergency Reserve Decoration, E.II.R., reverse dated ‘1956’, unnamed; Special Constabulary Long Service, E.II.R. (Douglas G. Pirie); France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, 5th Class, silver and enamel, enamel damage, mounted for display, generally good very fine (12) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Coldstream Guards, R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F. formed by the late Tom Baugh.

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Douglas Gordon Pirie was born in France on 21 October 1910. He was educated at Winchester College and Edinburgh University. He entered the Army from the Edinburgh University Senior Division O.T.C. (Artillery Unit) in 1936, being gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. He served in Mauritius, September 1937-February 1941, being promoted to Lieutenant in February 1939; Egypt, February-November 1941, being advanced to Acting Captain in October 1941; East Africa, November 1941-April 1943, being advanced to Temporary Captain in January 1942 and Acting Major in April 1943. He then served in North Africa, April-December 1943, being appointed Temporary Major in July 1943. From June 1944 Pirie served in N.W. Europe and was appointed Acting Lieutenant-Colonel in April 1944 and Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in July 1944. In 1947 he relinquished his commission and was granted the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. For his wartime services he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 8 November 1945) and awarded the Legion of Honour.

With copied service papers.