Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (3) (17904 Pte. W. M. McLaren. L’pool R.; 20598 Pte. E. McLarin. [sic] Durh: L.I.; S-7297 Pte. J. McLaren. Gord. Highrs.) very fine (3) £70-£90

William Morton McLaren attested into the Liverpool Regiment and served during the Great War on the Western Front with the 19th (Pals) Battalion from 11 November 1915. He saw later service with the Royal Engineers and was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 14 March 1919.

Edward McLaren, a shipwright from South Shields, was born in Leith, Midlothian, in 1894. He attested into the Durham Light Infantry for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 11 September 1915. He died as a result of a liver abscess on 9 March 1917. He is buried in Étaples Military Cemetery, France.

David McLaren attested into the Gordon Highlanders for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion from 10 March 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 19 February 1919.

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