Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Corporal B. B. McLaren, Royal Engineers, who served at Gallipoli and died in Malta on 21 June 1915
1914-15 Star (72231 2. Cpl. B. McLaren. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (72231 2. Cpl. B. McLaren. R.E.) some polish residue, very fine

Pair: Corporal J. E. McLaren, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 March 1918
British War and Victory Medals (4841 Pte. J. E. McLaren. K.O.Y.L.I.) very fine (5) £120-£160

Bernard David McLaren, a G.P.O. lineman from York, was born in 1881 at Willbery, North Riding of Yorkshire. He attested into the Territorial Force in August 1914 and transferred to the Royal Engineers, with whom he served in Gallipoli from 29 April 1915. Having fallen ill, he was evacuated to Malta, where he died on 21 June 1915. He is buried in Pieta Military Cemeterey, Malta.

Joseph Edwin McLaren, younger brother of the above, attested into the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with the 1/5th Battalion and was killed in action on 27 March 1918. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.