Great War Gallipoli 1914-1915 Star casualty trio and Memorial Plaque awarded to Private A. Shakevitch, 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers who having landed at Gallipoli on 6th June 1915 would be killed in action on 12th June 1915. Having no known grave, he is remembered on the Helles Memorial.
Group of 4: 1914-1915 Star; (7374 PTE. A. SHAKEVITCH. R. SC. FUS:) British War Medal and Victory Medal; (7374 PTE. A. SHAKEVITCH. R.S. FUS.) Great War Memorial Plaque; (ANDREW SHAKEVITCH).
Condition: Nearly Extremely Fine
Andrew Shakevitch was born in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, resided at Greenock and enlisted at Glengarnock, Ayrshire before seeing service as a Private (No. 7374) with the 1st/4th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers at Gallipoli from 6th June 1915 during the Battalion’s taking over of the trenches near Gully Ravine from 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.
He would be killed in action on 12th June 1915 and having no known grave is remembered on the Helles Memorial.
