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VINTAGE & RARE WW1 BRITISH ARMY MILITARY CROSS, MEDAL & DOCUMENT GROUP AWARDED TO 2ND LIEUTENANT ROBERT WILSON.

Medals have been court mounted for display, including:

*GRV Military Cross - un-named (attributed London Gazette, 16th September, 1918) - see research below.
*1914/15 Star, impressed to: 1841 PTE R. WILSON, AYR. YEO.

*British War & Victory Medals, impressed to: 2. LIEUT. R. WILSON.

Research

Robert Wilson, of 478 St. Vincent St, Glasgow initially enlisted with the 1st Battalion, The Ayeshire Yeomanry and entered the Gallipoli Peninsula at Helles on the 11th of October 1915. The Battalion served as dismounted Infantry with the 52nd Lowland Brigade. The Battalion was withdrawn to Egypt in January 1916 and then proceeded to France. Wilson is shown to have accepted a commission into 9th Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant on the 30th July 1917. His Military Cross citation would relate to the German Spring Offensive, being listed 16th September 1918, which reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his platoon during a counter-attack with great skill and determination. It was largely due to his coolness and personal example that the enemy was driven back from a position which threatened the left flank of the battalion. While reorganising his men under heavy machine gun fire he was wounded.

Not long after this initial gallant action, he is shown to have been listed as missing in action on the 21st march 1918. This is a crucial date for units such as the Loyals, East Kent's and other line units seeing whole platoons, companies and units being captured. He is shown as being repatriated back to the UK on 2nd December 1918. He is listed as having died on the 2^nd July 1979.

Name: R Wilson
Rank:2/Lt.
Regiment:9th Battalion. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Date Missing:21 Mar 1918
Repatriation Date:2 Dec 1918
Record Number:3136
Section:Western Theatre of Operations.