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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 159

A Great War 1918 'Western Front' M.C. Casualty Group of Three to Captain W.A. Carswell, Royal Highlanders
a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued
b) British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W.A. Carswell.), extremely fine, with the recipient's Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (William Alexander Carswell) (3)

M.C. London Gazette 18.2.1918 T./Lt. (A./Capt.) William Alexander Carswell, R. Highrs.
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He led his Company forward with splendid skill and courage over ground swept by the enemy's fire with only slight losses. When the advance was temporarily held up by a strongly held enemy position, he drove out the enemy and led his Company to the capture of their objective. His determination and aggressive spirit were an inspiration to his men.'

Captain William Alexander Carswell, M.C., enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 4.8.1914; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Highlanders, 27.4.1915; served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front; died of wounds, 21.3.1918, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

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