Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Second Lieutenant John Fryer Bruce, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, who died of wounds, Flanders, 28 February 1918

British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.); Memorial Plaque (John Fryer Bruce) in wooden, glass-fronted case, extremely fine (3) £180-220

John Fryer Bruce was the only son of Michael Bruce, of Stedhouse, Caterham, and was educated at Wellesley House, Broadstairs, Winchester and Sandhurst. Appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders on 1 May 1917. He was dangerously wounded on 26 February 1918 - his first day in the trenches - while leading his platoon into their position in the front line. He died at Poperinghe two days later and was buried in the Nine Elms British Cemetery.

With forwarding slip for the plaque mounted on the reverse of the case; together with copied research including portrait photograph of the recipient and a modern photograph of his headstone.