Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

1914-15 Star (15256 Pte. J. Finlay. R. Sc: Fus:) good very fine

Pair: Private J. Finlay, 11th Battalion, Royal Scots, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 27 September 1915
British War and Victory Medals (15218 Pte. J. Finlay. R. Scots.); Memorial Plaque (James Finlay) last in card envelope of issue, good very fine

Pair: Private A. Finlay, 19th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 9 April 1917
British War and Victory Medals (5407 Pte. A. Finlay. L’Pool. R.) good very fine

Pair: Private H. Finlay, Scottish Rifles
British War and Victory Medals (975 Pte. H. Finlay. Sco. Rif.) with Royal Navy and Army Boxing Association prize medal, reverse engraved ‘9 (Scottish) Division Boxing Competition 12.3.19. B.E.F. Germany Light Weight Runner Up’, and three Vimy Pilgrimage medals by J. R. Gaunt, initial corrected on pair, good very fine (lot) £140-£180

James Finlay (also listed as ‘Findlay’) was born in Glasgow, and was the son of John and Jeanie Flinlay, of 76, Central Street, South Side, Glasgow. He served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers in the French theatre of war from 10 July 1915. Finlay died of wounds on the Western Front, 24 April 1917, and is commemorated on the Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.

John Finlay was the brother of the above, and was also born in Glasgow. He enlisted in the Royal Scots in Glasgow, and served with the 11th Battalion in the French theatre of war from 11 June 1915. Finlay was killed in action on the Western Front, 27 September 1915, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France.

Archibald Finlay was the brother of the above, and was also born in Glasgow. He initially served during the Great War with the Lowland Divisional Cyclist Company, prior to transferring to the 19th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment. Finlay was killed in action on the Western Front, 9 April 1917, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Hugh Finlay was the brother of the above, and serving with the Scottish Rifles was the only one to survive the Great War.