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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 214

A 'Battle of Pilckem Ridge' 1917 M.M. group of four awarded to Private J. Morrison, Royal Scots Fusiliers and Scottish Rifles, who was killed in action on 10 September 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (41629 Pte. J. Morrison. 10/11 High: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8923 Pte. J. Morrison. R. S. Fus.); Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (James Morrison), good very fine (4)

M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1917.

James Morrison was born in 1895 at Kilmarnock and joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers before transferring to the 10/11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Having gone off to France, he was thrown into the action in the summer of 1917, when his unit were in action on Pilckem Ridge, for which he earned his M.M.:

'...for devotion to duty and gallantry under heavy shell firing on 31 July 1917.' (Kilmarnock Standard September 1918, refers)

Their attack had been aimed at the capture of the Frezenburg Redoubt and earned the unit two M.C.'s and approximately 8 M.M.'s. Remaining at the front line, arrangements had been made for him to be presented with the Medal at the first opportunity. He would be tragically killed in action on 10 September 1918 whilst serving with the Scottish Rifles:

'...was one of a working party which was passing along a trench when a shell burst on the parapet, killing instantaneously the above and three others and dangerously wounding a Corporal.'

He is buried in the Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablaine-St. Nazaire; sold together with copied research including a photograph of the recipient wearing the M.M. riband.

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Sold for
£550

Starting price
£320