Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private G. Drury, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), who was taken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau on 27 August 1914

1914 Star (11378 Pte. G. Drury. 2/R. Scots.); British War and Victory Medals (11378 Pte. G. Drury. R. Scots.) good fine (3) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Recipients of the 1914 Star.

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George Drury was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1895 and served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 August 1914. He was taken prisoner of war at Bertry, near Le Cateau, on 27 August 1914 and subsequently imprisoned in Soltau Prison Camp, Germany. Private Drury’s account of his time in captivity, which includes descriptions of forced labour and mistreatment, is held by the National Archives.