Ww1 Officers Medal Group Casualty Killed Loos 1915 Scots Fusiliers Cruickshank

A VERY NICE FULL SIZE GENUINE WW1 TRIO OF MEDALS TO LIEUT H. CRUICKSHANK IN A FITTED VELVET HOLDER. HAROLD ARTHUR CRUICKSHANK 2ND BN ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS WHO DIED OF WOUND RECEIVED AT THE BATTLE OF LOOS FRANCE ON 28TH SEPTEMBER 1915. HE WAS BORN IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 1892 AND EDUCATED AT ROBERT GORDONS COLLEGE ABERDEEN.

HE WENT TO GLASGOW UNIVERSITY AND STUDIED MEDICINE FROM 1911 UNTIL 1914. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL OFFICER TRAINING CORPS. HE WAS COMMISSIONED A 2ND LT ON 15TH AUGUST 1914. HE WAS ATTACHED TO THE 2ND BN SCOTS FUSILIERS ENTERING FRANCE ON 1ST JAN 1915.

HAROLD WAS WOUNDED AT HULLUCH ON 27TH OF SEPTEMBER 1915 DURING THE FIERCE FIGHTING AT BATTLE OF LOOS DYING OF HIS WOUNDS THE NEXT DAY AT 22 YRS OF AGE. HE IS BURIED AT BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY.

THE SILVER WAR MEDAL AND VICTORY MEDAL CORRECTLY IMPRESSED. ORIGINAL 1914 15 STAR UNNAMED (NOT ERASED). COMES WITH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WAR DIARY ETC.

The item "WW1 OFFICERS MEDAL GROUP CASUALTY KILLED LOOS 1915 SCOTS FUSILIERS CRUICKSHANK" is in sale since Saturday, March 11, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons".

The seller is "oldcontemptible1418" and is located in St. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Type: Medals & Ribbons
Era: 1914-1945
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Service: Army
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued