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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 88

Four: Captain R.M. McCormick, City of Dundee Home Guard, Late Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and Gordon Highlanders
1914-15 Star (2255 L.Cpl. R.M. McCormick, Fife & Forfar Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (S-17435 Sjt . R. Mc Cormick. Gordons.), light file marks to edge of BWM; Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to 'Mr. R.M. McCormick, 4 Fairmuir Street North, Dundee'

Three: Private R.W. Bain, City of Glasgow Home Guard, Late Merchant Navy
British War Medal (Robert Bain); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Robert Bain); Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to 'Mr Robert W. Bain, c/o Cunningham, 110 Attlee Avenue, Clydebank'; the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate; National Identity Card; and Board of Trade letter for the Great War medals

Three: Private L.L. Johnston, Zetland Home Guard, Late Seaforth Highlanders
British War and Victory Medals (S-24848 Pte. L.L. Johnston. Seaforth.); Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal

One: Lieutenant A. McBeath, Perthshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, edge bruise, very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate

One: Private D. Paxton, Scottish Border Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. David Paxton, Birkhill, Yarrow, Selkirk'

One: Private H.J. Shoebridge, Perthshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. Herbert J. Shoebridge, Craigingilt Kilbryd, Dunblane, Perthshire'

One: Private J.R. Millar, City of Glasgow Home Guard
Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. John R. Millar, 16 Battlefield Avenue, Glasgow, S.2'; and two Corporation of Glasgow bronze medals, the first for the Celebration of the Declaration of Peace 1919, and the second for Corporation Drawing Competition 1922, the reverse engraved 'John Millar'

One: Major R. Donald [M.B.E.], Inverness-shire Home Guard
Defence Medal, extremely fine, with the recipient's Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated January 1945, and accompanying letter

One: Private D. MacDonald, Ayrshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. Donald MacDonald, Greenbank, Dalry, Ayrshire'

Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation (C.S.M. J. Croll, D.C.M., City of Glasgow Bn. H.G.), dated June 1942, with a photograph of the recipient; together with various other documents and insignia relating to various Scottish Home Guard units (lot)

Captain Robert M. McCormick, served with the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry during the Great War in the Balkans Theatre of War from 7.9.1915; subsequently served with the 3rd Battalion, City of Dundee Home Guard; promoted Lieutenant, February 1941; Captain, 20.1.1943.

Private Robert W. Bain served in the City of Glasgow Home Guard, 8.9.1941 - 31.12.1944.

S-24848 Private Lawrence L. Johnston served with the 1st (Lerwick) Battalion, Zetland Home Guard.

Lieutenant Alex McBeath served with the 4th (Perth) Battalion, Perthshire Home Guard, 15.5.1940 - 31.12.1944; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941.

Private David Paxton served with the 2nd (Selkirkshire) Battalion, Scottish Borders Home Guard.

Private Herbert J. Shoebridge served with the 5th (Dunblane) Battalion, Perthshire Home Guard.

M.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Capt. Robert Donald (France)
'In recognition of distinguished services rendered during the War.'

Major Robert Donald, M.B.E., Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, 31.8.1916; served during the Great War, twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 20.5.1918 and 16.3.1919), and appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire; promoted Lieutenant, 28.2.1918; Captain 5.3.1919; advanced Major and served in the Second War with the Inverness-shire Home Guard and as Transport Officer, No.2 Scottish Home Guard Transport Column.

Private Donald MacDonald served with the 2nd (Beith) Battalion, Ayrshire Home Guard.

D.C.M. London Gazette 3.9.1918 19967 C.S.M. J. Croll, N. Lanc. R. (Glasgow)
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in action. He conducted a party of reinforcements to the front line, where he found the situation serious, as the enemy had captured the commanding point of the hill. He immediately led a counter-attack and forced the enemy right back, showing great initiative and skill in the way he handled his men.'

19967 Company Sergeant Major John Croll, D.C.M. served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during the Great War; subsequently served with the City of Glasgow Home Guard.

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