Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914 Star, with copy clasp (9949 Pte. J. McLaren.. 2/Sea: Highrs); 1914 Star (10788 Pte. R. McLaren. S. Gds.) very fine (2) £100-£140

James McLaren attested into the Seaforth Highlanders and served during the Great War on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion from 27 August 1914. He was hospitalised with sickness, returning home on 16 November 1914. Upon recovery, he returned to the Western Front but was again transferred to England as a consequence of the effects of gas on 12 May 1915. Upon his further return to France, he was reported as wounded in The Times casualty list of 27 July 1916. Upon recovery he transferred to the 8th Battalion, but died at the 2nd Canadian Base Clearing Station as a consequence of a gun shot wound to the abdomen on 23 August 1917. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Robert McLaren, a barman from Larbert, Stirlingshire, was born in 1880. He attested into the Scots Guards on 12 September 1914 for service during the Great War, citing earlier service before purchasing his discharge, and served on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion from 9 November 1914 until 26 February 1919. He was discharged on 29 March 1919.

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