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Auction: 17003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 549

Three: 2nd Hand John McKay, Royal Naval Reserve, who was severely wounded in the Dardanelles

1914-15 Star (DA. 289 J. McKay, 2 Hd., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (289S.A. J. McKay, 2nd Hd., R.N.R.), the second with officially re-impressed naming and slack suspension bar, nearly very fine (3)


John McKay was born in Glasgow in June 1870 and joined the Royal Naval Reserve in August 1914. His service record notes that he was severely wounded in the Dardanelles in the trawler Osiris on 15 August 1915:

'When on transport duty on 15 August 1915, at 7 a.m., the enemy opened fire on us and the Mate, John McKay, went to drive the winch to get up the anchor when a shell struck the casing of the winch, taking off his right arm.'

McKay was evacuated home in the hospital ship Egypt. The same source also notes that he received the 'King's Certificate and Dardanelles Decoration', in addition to the Silver War Badge; sold with copied service record.


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