Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (5) (John McBrearty; Alexander Moffat; Frank Roberts; John Stewart Stewart; Thomas Swarbrick) ‘Moffat’ pierced at 12 o’clock; ‘McBrearty’ worn through polishing, poor; others very fine and better (5) £150-200

‘McBrearty’ plaque attributed to Private John McBrearty, 1st/5th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, killed in action, France/Flanders, 29 July 1918, aged 21 years. Commemorated on the Soissons Memorial.

‘Moffat’ plaque attributed to Private Alexander Moffat, 11th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, died of wounds, France/Flanders, 15 September 1918, aged 19 years. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

‘Roberts’ plaque attributed to Private Frank Roberts, 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, killed in action, Flanders, 21 October 1914. Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.

‘Stewart’ plaque attributed to 2nd Lieutenant John Stewart Stewart, 5th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, who died of wounds, Gallipoli, 15 July 1915. Commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

‘Swarbrick’ plaque attributed to Private Thomas Swarbrick, 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, killed in action, France/Flanders, 21 January 1917. Buried in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension.

Note: others with these names / initials appear on the CWGC website.