Campaign Groups and Pairs 923
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. 924 Four: Captain E. G. Hodgkison, Cheshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (Lieut. E. G. Hodgkison. Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. E. G. Hodgkison) VM officially re-impressed; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze palm emblem on riband, trace of verdigris to obverse of VM, dinting to reverse of CdeG, otherwise good very fine (4)
£100-£140
Edward George Hodgkison (also spelt Hodgkinson) was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Cheshire Regiment on 2 November 1914, and served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War in Gallipoli, Egypt, and Palestine. He was promoted Lieutenant on 1 June 1916, and subsequently served on the Staff in Egypt with the rank of Captain, being Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 14 June 1918). For his services during the Great War he was awarded the French Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 11 March 1919), and was also awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 5th Class (London Gazette 24 March 1921).
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Pair: Private J. Charlton, King’s Own Scottish Borderers 1914-15 Star (16616 Pte. J. Charlton. K.O. Sco: Bord:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (16616 Pte. J. Charlton. K.O. Sco. Bord.) edge bruising, nearly very fine
British War Medal 1914-20 (186139 Pte. N. Henderson. 78-Can. Inf.) light official attempt to obliterate naming; Victory Medal 1914-19 (20946 Pte. H. Aspinall. K.O. Sco. Bord.) good very fine (4)
£70-£90
John Charlton was born in Hyde, Cheshire, and attested there for the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. He served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 21 August 1915. He is buried in Lillers Communal Cemetery, France.
Norman Henderson served with the 78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, during the Great War from 11 November 1916, and after various spells in Hospital or at the Depot joined his unit on the Western Front on 12 April 1917. He deserted on 27 April 1917, and having been apprehended on 1 May was tried and convicted by General Court Martial on 7 June of ‘when on active service Desertion. Finding Guilty. Sentenced to 1 Year Imprisonment with Hard Labour’. He was released under the Suspension of Sentences Act on 17 June 1917, and three days later deserted for a second time. He was apprehended on 24 June, and was again tried and convicted by General Court Martial on 12 July 1917 of ‘Absent without leave. Finding Guilty. Sentenced to 90 Days Field Punishment No. 1’. Henderson deserted a third time on 17 August 1917, and having been apprehended on 18 November, this time having been absent for 93 days, was again tried and convicted by General Court Martial on 15 December 1917 of ‘when on active service Desertion. Finding Guilty. Sentenced to Death.’ His sentence was commuted to 10 Years imprisonment by General H. S. Horne, General Officer Commanding, 1st Army, on 1 December 1917, and he was admitted to No. 5 Military Prison. He was released from prison on 22 January 1919, after little more than a year’s incarceration, with the remainder of his sentence suspended, under the Suspension of Sentences Act, and a month later, on 25 February 1919, the remainder of his suspended sentence was remitted in full. He proceeded to England on 1 May 1919. Sold with copied service details.
926 A poignant family group:
Three: Private D. Clowe, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, killed in action during the first day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915 1914-15 Star (13081 Pte. D. Clowe. K.O. Sco: Bord:); British War and Victory Medals (13081 Pte. D. Clowe. K. O. Sco. Bord.) good very fine
Three: Private S. Clowe, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, killed in action on exactly the same date and during the same action as his older brother 1914-15 Star (13672 Pte. S. Clowe. K. O. Sco: Bord:); British War and Victory Medals (13672 Pte. S. Clowe. K. O. Sco. Bord.) number partially officially corrected on BWM, VM erased, good very fine (6)
£100-£140
David Clowe was the son of George and Catherine Clowe, and was born in Moffat, Dumfries. He served during the Great War with the 8th (Service) Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 25 September 1915. Clowe was 22 years old, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Simon Clowe the younger brother of the above, and was born in Kirkpatrick, Juxta, Dumfries. He served during the Great War with the 6th (Service) Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and was killed in action on the Western Front on exactly the same date as his brother. Clowe was 20 years old, and is also commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
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