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Auction: 20003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 233

A scarce Great War D.S.C. and Bar group of eight awarded to Captain A. Macrae, Royal Naval Reserve, who won both awards in a short period of time for his actions against enemy submarines whilst in command of Osprey

Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917, with Second Award Bar; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. Macrae. R.N.R.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1928, good very fine (8)

91 D.S.C. & Bars awarded for the Great War.

D.S.C. London Gazette 17 November 1917.

Second Award Bar to D.S.C. London Gazette 19 December 1917.

Alexander Macrae was born on 13 August 1884 at Back, Isle of Lewis and first went to sea in 1902. He had been sailing as Chief Officer in the service of the Federal Company for over three years when war broke out. Commissioned in the Royal Naval Reserve in November, joined Coquette as First Lieutenant in December 1914. On 7 March 1916, the Coquette was blown up, the Captain and 22 men being lost. Macrae assumed command of TB112 in April 1916 and rendered valuable services in preventing submarine attacks on a convoy, for which he received a letter from the Admiralty expressing their appreciation of his action. Assuming command of the Osprey on 29 May, he won his first D.S.C. for an action on 24 September for the destruction of an enemy submarine. His Bar came for a similar action the next month; sold together with buttons and cloth insignia.

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Sold for
£2,200

Starting price
£1000

Sale 20003 Notices
Sold together with two original certificates from service.