United Kingdom. A Victory Medal, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Roeux KIA 1917 Archive as a comrade struck the

as a comrade struck the battalion's Catholic chaplain with his fist

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he received his first promotion to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)

the obverse medallion features the blue enamelled monogram FR7

obverse with a centrepiece illustrating a standing Native American

United Kingdom. A Victory Medal, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Roeux KIA 1917 Archive as a comrade struck theVictory Medal. (S 19295 PTE. E. CLOCHERTY. A. &. S. H.). Naming is impressed, very fine. Footnote: Private Edward Clocherty was killed 16 April 1917 and is buried at Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux. Roeux was built over a system of caves which helped to make its capture in 1917 exceptionally difficult. It was attacked by the 9th (Scottish) Division without success on 12 April. The chemical works close to the railway station were taken by the 51st