Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Staff Sergeant H. Docherty, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was wounded in the V.C. action on Hill 282, 23 September 1950

War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Cyprus (14048622 Cpl. H. Docherty. A. & S.H.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (14048622 Sjt. H. Docherty. A & S.H.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (14048622 S.Sgt. H. Docherty. A & SH.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly very fine or better (5) £400-£500

A. S. Massie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 1999.

As a Corporal in Korea, Docherty was wounded in the action on Hill 282 on 23 September 1950, which resulted in the Posthumous award of the Victoria Cross to Major Kenneth Muir, 2nd in command of the Argylls.

Sold with copied research including a good number of regimental group photographs.