Auction Catalogue

10 & 11 December 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 952

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11 December 2014

Hammer Price:
£320

Three: Private J. Murray, 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, killed in action, France/Flanders, 2 January 1916

1914 Star, with copy clasp (170 Pte., 2/A. & S. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (170 Pte., A. & S. Highrs.); Memorial Plaque (James Murray) nearly extremely fine (4) £280-320

James Murray was born in Barony, Lanarkshire and enlisted at Glasgow. Serving in the 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 18 August 1914. He was killed in action on 2 January 1916. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. He was the son of Maxwell and Margaret Murray, of 3 Hutton Drive, Govan, Glasgow. With original forwarding slip for the British War and Victory Medals and copied casualty details and m.i.c. - this confirming clasp.