Campaign Groups and Pairs 360
Family group: 1914-15 Star (15256 Pte. J. Finlay. R. Sc: Fus:) good very fine
Pair: Private J. Finlay, Royal Scots, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 September 1915 British War and Victory Medals (15218 Pte. J. Finlay. R. Scots.); Memorial Plaque (James Finlay) in card envelope, good very fine
Pair: Private A. Finlay, Liverpool Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 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.) initial corrected on both; together with a 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’, in Mappin & Webb fitted case; and three Vimy Pilgrimage medals, good very fine (12)
£140-£180
James Finlay (also listed as ‘Findlay’) was born in Glasgow, the son of John and Jeanie Flinlay, of 76, Central Street, South Side, Glasgow, and attested for the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 July 1915, and died of wounds on 24 April 1917. He is buried in the Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
John Finlay, the brother of the above, was also born in Glasgow, and attested there for the Royal Scots. He served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 June 1915, and was killed in action on 27 September 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Archibald Finlay, the brother of the above, was also born in Glasgow. He served initially during the Great War with the Lowland Divisional Cyclist Company, prior to transferring to the 19th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Hugh Finlay, the brother of the above, served with the Scottish Rifles was the only one to survive the Great War. x361 Ten: Sergeant A. R. Walker, 5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
1914-15 Star (1391 Pte. A. R. Walker. High: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1391 Pte. A. R. Walker. High. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (3299099 Sjt. A. Walker. 5-H.L.I.); Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, with additional long service bar (3299099 W.O. Cl. II. A. Walker. 5-H.L.I.); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful), (1391 Pte. A. Walker 5/H.L.I. Aboukir. Egypt. 24/6/15) suspension claw re-fixed, the first nine mounted as worn, nearly very fine or better 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R.; Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (10)
£180-£220 R.H.S. Case No. 42329.
Claimant: Pte. A Walker, 1/5 Btn. H.L.I. Subject: Pte. J. Fraser. Time/Place: 11 a.m. 24th June 1915 - Aboukir, Egypt. Particulars: While bathing “Fraser” got outside a reef into deep water where the current was strong. 25 yds. out. Exertions of claimant: “Walker” swam out and brought him some way in when help was given in landing him. Witness: Case sent by the O.C. Battalion. Successful.
Alexander R. Walker first served overseas with 1/5th Highland Light Infantry in the Balkan theatre of war (2B) at Suvla Bay on 2 July 1915. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and several extracts from the regimental journal confirming the award of the Territorial Efficiency Medal and Coronation Medal.
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Three: Private G. K. Saunders, Gordon Highlanders, who was killed in action on the Western Front on the first day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915
1914-15 Star (1701. Pte. G. K. Saunders. Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1701. Pte. G. K. Saunders. Gord. Highrs.); Memorial Plaque (George Saunders) the plaque lightly polished, otherwise good very fine (4) £120-£160
George Kemp Saunders was born in 1895, the son of the Reverend Alex Saunders and his wife Isabel Saunders, of the China Inland Mission, Yangchow, China, and attested for the Gordon Highlanders whilst a medical student at Aberdeen University, preparing for missionary work in China. He served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 February 1915, and was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Loos, 25 September 1915, aged 20. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
For the recipient’s father’s Central China Famine Relief Medal, see Lot 729. 363
Three: Lance-Corporal A. Jakins, 4th Battalion, London Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 7 October 1916
1914-15 Star (3081 Pte. A. Jakins, 4-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3081 Pte. A. Jakins. 4-Lond. R.) latter two in named card box of issue; together with four L.C.C. School Attendance Medals,
E.VII.R., 1904; 1905; 1906, 1907, first three in white metal, last in bronze, all named ‘A. Jakins’, good very fine (7)
£70-£90 Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2011.
Alfred Jakins lived in Walworth and attested for the 4th Battalion, London Regiment at Shaftsbury Street, London, N. He served during the Great War in the Egypt theatre of war from 24 August 1915 and, having been advanced Lance-Corporal, was killed in action on the Western Front on 7 October 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
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