Military Orders and Medals, Campaign Groups and Pairs, A Royal Scots Fusiliers German Spring Offensive Casualty Group, awarded to Corporal R. Wright, 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, comprising: 1914-1920 British War and Victory Medals (241472 Cpl. R. Wright. R. S. Fus.); Memorial Plaque, in turned wooden frame (Robert Wright), very fine (3)
Robert Wright was born in Glasgow. He served with 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers and was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive in trenches between Vimy Ridge and Bethune on the 15th May 1918. He is buried in Sandpits British Cemetery, Labeuvriere, France.
Sold with the original postcard from the Graves Registration Organisation forwarding the photograph of grave (the original photo of his elaborate grave marker is missing, but a scanned copy is supplied).
(220-240 GBP)