A Collection of Great War Medals to the Cameron Highlanders

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Second Lieutenant R. M. Tulloch, 9th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, late 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders

Military Medal, G.V.R. (S-11776 Sjt., 5/Cam. Hdrs.); 1914-15 Star (S-11776 Sjt., Cam’n. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.) slight edge bruising, good very fine and better (4) £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Great War Medals to the Cameron Highlanders.

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M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917.

Robert M. Tulloch was born in Barony, Glasgow. Living in the Crossmyloof district of Glasgow, employed as a School Teacher at the Garnetbank School, he attested for the Cameron Highlanders at Glasgow on 3 September 1914, aged 25 years. Serving in the 5th Battalion he was posted to France in May 1915 and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field during October 1916. Transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in March 1917, he was discharged to a commission in that unit on 26 July 1917.

With copied service papers and other research.