Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private D. Hume, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers

1914 Star (10322 Pte., 2/R. Sc. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10322 Pte., R.S. Fus.) very fine (3) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of 1914 Star Groups.

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Private Douglas Hume, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 6 October 1914. The unit formed part of the 21st Infantry Brigade, 7th Division, in Rawlinson’s IV Army Corps. The battalion was overwhelmed at Gheluvelt on 30 October 1914. With copied m.i.c.