Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private G. McCartney, Household Battalion, late Royal East Kent Yeomanry, who died of wounds, France/Flanders, 13 April 1917

British War and Victory Medals (1716 Tpr., Household Bn.); with cap badge, medals nearly extremely fine (3) £90-120

George McCartney was born in Dreghorn, lived at Stevenston and enlisted at Aberdeen. Originally served in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry. When serving in the Household Battalion, he died of wounds on 13 April 1917, aged 20 years. He was buried in the Haute-Avesnes British Cemetery. He was the son of George and Jeanie Clark McCartney. With copied research.