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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 729

Three: Lieutenant R. J. MacLaughlan, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1914-15 Star (S. Lt. R. MacLaughlan. R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. R. MacLaughlan. R.N.V.R.), extremely fine (3)

Richard John MacLaughlan was commissioned Temporary Sub Lieutenant on Christmas Day, 25 December 1915, whilst Permanent Agent at Castro, Lemnos '...to facilitate dealing with the Military Authorities.' A good linguist, he could speak greek, french, italian and turkish and was promoted Temporary Lieutenant on Christmas Day, 25 December 1916. From 23 July 1917, MacLaughlan would be seconded to Lieutenant Colonel Huntingford at Corfu as a Liason & Intelligence Officer and was demobilised in June 1919. He appears to have lived at Lancaster House, Millon, Cumberland; sold with copied service record.

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Sold for
£130