Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1137

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8 July 2010

Hammer Price:
£160

Three: Private A. McLeod, Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed in action on the first day of the battle of Loos in September 1915

1914-15 Star (S-1605 Pte. A. McLeod, Sea. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-1605 Pte. A. McLeod, ), nearly extremely fine (3) £140-160

Arthur McLeod was killed in action on 25 September 1915, the first day of the battle of Loos, while serving in the 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders. Aged 27 years, he left a widow, Margaret, a resident of McKenzie Place, Edinburgh, and has no known grave, being commemorated on the Loos Memorial in the Pas de Calais.