Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. G. Mackie, West Riding Regiment, severely wounded in action

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed, in case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); together with a mounted set of three miniature dress medals, extremely fine (6) £800-1000

M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918. ‘Lt. William Gordon MacKie, W. Rid. R.’ ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer personally reconnoitred under heavy machine-gun fire the whole front of the battalion, which had been ordered to advance at short notice, without having had an opportunity of examining the ground beforehand. When the flank was threatened the reserve company of which he was in command was pushed into the gap, and he made able dispositions of his platoons and Stokes and Vickers guns. Under heavy fire he crawled forward and secured maps and papers from wounded and dead enemy in front of our lines. Later, when fifty of the enemy endeavoured to rush one of his posts, he turned a Lewis gun on them and accounted for them all. He was severely wounded - losing an eye while doing this - but he did not desist until the enemy was completely repulsed. His gallantry and initiative were conspicuous throughout the day, during the whole of which he was under close machine-gun fire.’

Lieutenant William Gordon Mackie, West Riding Regiment entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 18 September 1915. His m.i.c. records that he was not awarded the 1914-15 Star. Mackie was appointed a Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion West Riding Regiment on 11 January 1918.