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Auction: 17003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 706

(x) A Second World War 'El Alamein' M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Sergeant R. Drummond, Black Watch, who led a bayonet charge against a strong enemy position and thereby enabled his Company to reach its final objective

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2753674 L. Sjt., Black Watch); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, together with an erased Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st type, Territorial, contact marks over rank on the first, good very fine or better (7)


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Accompanied with a copy of the article on the Lot featured in the Dunfermline Press, 12 December 2017

Provenance: Ex-Sampson Collection of Medals to the Black Watch, Glendining's, 19 June 1991 (Lot 174).M.M. London Gazette 25 February 1943.

The original recommendation states:

'During the night attack on 23-24 October [1942] the Platoon, of which the Section which Corporal Drummond commanded formed part, was held up by a strong enemy position surrounded by wire and from which a large number of stick grenades were being thrown. The Platoon Commander was killed and the Platoon Sergeant seriously wounded and the attack at this point was in imminent danger of being held up; Corporal Drummond immediately took command of the Platoon and led a successful bayonet assault over the wire and into the enemy position - the surviving enemy thereupon surrendering. He thereafter reorganized the Platoon without delay and continued the advance. But for Corporal Drummond's action, his platoon would undoubtedly have suffered heavy casualties from the enemy post referred to and the attack would have been held up at that point. This action very materially assisted in enabling his Company to reach the final objective.'

Robert Drummond was born at 93 Golfdrum Street, Dunfermline on 14 September 1914, the son of Alfred Drummond, a coal miner, and Jane Neilson Drummond (nee Coutts). He enlisted in 'C' Company (Dunfermline) of the 6th/7th Black Watch (T.A.) on 19 April 1932 and was mobilised on 2 September 1939. Having a reserved occupation of coal miner, he was discharged to civil employment on 4 October 1939, but he re-enlisted in the 7th Battalion, Black Watch in the following month. He was subsequently attached to the 6th Battalion in France and re-joined the 7th in the Shetlands in September 1940.

At the time of his gallant deeds at El Alamein, Drummond was a member of 12 Platoon in 'B' Company of the 7th Battalion, 7th (Fife) Battalion, Black Watch.

He died on 11 May 1980, aged 65 years, at 8 Wilson Street, Townhill, Dunfermline; sold with copied research and photographs.



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Sale 17003 Notices
Accompanied with a copy of the article on the Lot featured in the Dunfermline Press, 12 December 2017