The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott

An 8th Army M.M. group of seven awarded to Corporal W. W. “Rigger” Wilson, 5th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), later killed in action in Holland
Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2758531 Pte., Black Watch); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine (7)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott.

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Corporal William Welsh Wilson won the Military Medal London Gazette 22 July 1943, for the re-taking of Point 198 on the Djebel Roumana, 6 April 1943. He was killed in action on 4 October 1944, near Eindhoven, Holland, and is buried in the Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands. The following notes were provided by Corporal W. Kingston who served in the same platoon as Wilson: ‘Corporal Wilson was a butcher by trade and was known as “Rigger”. He often butchered pigs to supplement rations. He was killed leading a patrol which consisted of himself and two others. This was at St Oedenrode in Holland and Wilson was killed by a bullet through the head from a sniper.’ Corporal Kingston also thought that Wilson had only recently returned to the battalion, having been wounded in Normandy.