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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 76

1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. W. Forsyth A. & S. Highrs.), glue residue to reverse, very fine

William Forsyth served in France from 29 July 1915 with the 1/6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was seriously wounded on 31 March 1916 at 03.40 a.m. when the enemy detonated two mines within a few yards of British front-line trenches in the Labyrinth sub-sector:

'Immediately after the explosion the Germans attacked our sap heads but were repulsed with heavy loss, one wounded prisoner left in our hands. Immediately after the explosion a heavy barrage of enemy artillery, trench mortars, machine guns etc. was formed on our support trenches. All ranks again behaved splendidly, our losses being 2 officers wounded (2/Lieut. W. Forsyth - seriously, 2/Lieut. W. S. Muir - at duty), 2 Sgts, 1 Cpl. and 3 Pte's killed; 14 other ranks wounded' (The War Diary of the 1/6th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, refers).

Forsyth succumbed to his injuries the next day aged 27 years. The son of William and Jessie Forsyth of 'Lossie', Roman Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, he is buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension; sold with copied MIC and research.


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