Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Major W. E. Roberton, Machine Gun Corps, late Scottish Rifles

Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed, ‘W.E.R. 25-30 Sept. 1915, Ypres’; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., Sco. Rif.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major) mounted as worn, virtually extremely fine (4) £1000-1200

M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916. ‘2/Lieutenant William Eric Robertson (sic), Scottish Rifles (Special Reserve)’

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





Second Lieutenant William Eric Roberton, 3rd Battalion Scottish Rifles (m.i.c. states 2/R. Scots) entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 11 June 1915. He saw action at Ypres in September 1915 for which he was awarded the Military Cross and was mentioned in French’s despatches of 30 November 1915. He was seconded to the Machine Gun Corps from the Scottish Rifles on 27 March 1916. Promoted Temporary Captain in January 1917 and was latterly, Temporary Major. During the course of the war he was wounded.





With original M.I.D. Certificate mounted on card, together with copied m.i.c. and gazette extracts with some additional notes on his service.