A most unusual Great War M. C. group to Lieutenant-Colonel A. G. Graham, Scottish Rifles, who later received the U.S. Medal of Freedom and 'Mau Mau' A. G. S.

MILITARY CROSS, G.V.R. (Major, Scottish Rifles), privately engraved; 1914-15 STAR (Capt., Sco. Rif.); BRITISH WAR and VICTORY MEDALS, M.I.D. (Lt. Col.); 1939-45 STAR; ITALY STAR; DEFENCE and WAR MEDALS, M.I.D. ; AFRICA GENERALSERVICE1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (E. 120 Sp. (R.), M.C.); CORONATION 1953; U.S.A., MEDAL OF FREEDOM, with palm, mounted court style for display, very fine and better, an extremely rare combination of awards (11)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The AA Upfill-Brown Collection.

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M.C., London Gazette, 1 January, 1916.
M.I.D., London Gazette, 1 January, 1916.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Gillespie Graham was an officer on the Special Reserve prior to the outbreak of hostilities, receiving promotion to temporary Major on 15 June 1915, soon after the Cameronians had been severely mauled at Ypres and Festubert. Captain Graham was wounded whilst serving with the 6th Battalion, Cameronians. He served with an Emergency Commission in the Pioneer Corps during the Second World War.