Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Colour Sergeant (C.Q.M.S.) J. McDougall, Royal Scots Fusiliers, late Leinster Regiment, taken prisoner of war in October 1914

1914 Star (8324 Sjt. J. McDougall. Leins: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8324 Sjt. J. McDougall. Leins. R.); Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (7177165 C. Sjt. J. McDougall. R.S. Fus.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £160-200

Sold with Regular Army Certificate of Service, Soldier’s Release Book and some copied photographs and testimonial letters.

John McDougall was born on 1 February 1887 and enlisted into the Leinster Regiment at Glasgow on 7 June 1907. He served in India from January 1908 to November 1911, and landed in France/Belgium with the B.E.F. on 8 September 1914. He was taken prisoner of war on 18 October 1914 and remained in captivity until 17 November 1918. Upon the disbandment of the Leinster Regiment in 1922 he transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and again served in India from March 1923 to April 1930. He was discharged at Edinburgh in the rank of Colour Sergeant (C.Q.M.S.) on 6 June 1930 but, after the outbreak of war in 1939, he re-enlisted into the same regiment at Stirling on 10 July 1940. He was finally released in the rank of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant at Annan on 18 June 1946.