A Fine Collection of Medals to Officers Who Died During The Two World Wars

Pair: Captain G. C. S. MacLeod, Royal Highlanders, formerly King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, entitled to the D.C.M. for gallantry at Spion Kop in 1900, died of wounds 13 May 1915

1914 Star (Capt., R. Highrs.); British War Medal (Capt.) nearly extremely fine (2) £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals to Officers Who Died During The Two World Wars.

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George Charles Sholto MacLeod was born at Sylhet, Assam on 28 June 1877. At the age of nineteen he joined the ranks of the army, in which he served for over three and a half years. He served during the South African War from 1899-1900 with the Royal Lancaster Regiment, with whom he gained the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (London Gazette 19 April 1901) ‘...for gallantry at Spion Kop, in the absence of stretcher bearers did good work in carrying wounded out of action under hot fire.’ He subsequently took part in the operations on Tugela Heights, where he was severely wounded.

He received his commission in the Lancashire Fusiliers in May 1900, and was promoted Lieutenant in April 1901. In April 1905, he obtained special promotion to the Hampshire Regiment, as Captain, and in June 1908 was transferred to the Black Watch with the same rank. He served with the Egyptian Army from 1906 to 1908.

Captain MacLeod died in hospital at Bethune, where he was taken after the action at Richebourg on 9 May 1915, suffering from shrapnel wounds. He had been wounded previously in France in November 1914. As well as the D.C.M. and Q.S.A. he is entitled to for his Boer War Service, he was also awarded the 1911 Coronation Medal.