Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to 2nd Lieutenant A. B. Cameron, 8th Border Regiment, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who was killed in action in April 1918 having saved three wounded men when he was shot in saving a fourth

Military Medal, G.V.R. (16964 Cpl. A. Cameron. 6/K.O.S.B.); 1914-15 Star (16964 Pte. A. Cameron, K.O. Sco. Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. A. Cameron); together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Archie Cameron), commemorative silver fob inscribed on the reverse ‘Archie B. Cameron Sec. Lieut. 8th Border Regt. Killed in Action. 10th April 1918’, and a Border Regiment cap badge, nearly extremely fine (7) £800-1000

M.M. London Gazette 10 October 1916.

Archie Cameron served in France with the 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, from 12 May 1915, and was wounded on 15 July 1916. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion, Border Regiment, on 29 August 1917, and was killed in action on 11 April 1918. He is commemorated by name on the Ploegsteert Memorial.

The following report of his death was published in the Kircudbrightshire Advertiser on 10 October 1918:

‘Sec.-Lieut. Archibald Cameron, of the Border Regiment, son of Mr Cameron, farmer, Lincluden Mains, Dumfries, was reported wounded and missing after severe fighting in which his battalion was engaged early in April. It has now been learned that he lost his life on 11th April in saving wounded men. He brought three men in, but was shot in saving a fourth. Lieut. Cameron first served in the ranks of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and rose to the position of Quarter-Master-Sergeant. He then received a commission in the Border Regiment. He was awarded the Military Medal in October 1916, during his first period of service in France, and also suffered from wounds at that time.’