Great War Passchendaele Military Medal pair awarded to Private J. Dillon, 7th Battalion, later 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers who served in France from 27th August 1915 and who was wounded on 25th September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos – 25th September 1915, having recovered, he would return to France on 6th March 1916 before being wounded again on 7th June 1916. Having recovered once more, he would return to France on 26th April 1917 and would subsequently be awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 28th January 1918 which covers awards for Passchendaele Ridge in October 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres, before being wounded for a third and final time on 27th April 1918.
Pair: Military Medal, GVR, Fm.bust; (15493 PTE. J. DILLON. 6/K.OS.B.) Victory Medal; (15493 PTE. J. DILLON. K. O. SCO. BORD.)
Condition: Good Very Fine
James Dillon was from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire and giving his trade as a Crane Driver enlisted into the King’s Own Scottish Borderers as a Private (No. 15493) on 4th September 1914. He would embark for France on 27th August 1915 and would serve with the 7th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers after his arrival being wounded in action on 25th September 1915 suffering a gunshot wound to the left thigh and being invalided to England aboard ‘Egypt’ on 2nd October 1915. He would rejoin his battalion on 6th March 1916 and would again be wounded in actin on 7th June 1916 suffering a gun shot wound to the left arm, once more returning to the UK for recuperation.
He would travel to France on 26th April 1917 and this time would be posted to 6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers being awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 28th January 1918 which covers awards for Passchendaele Ridge in October 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres. He would be wounded for a third time on 27th April 1918 when he would receive another gunshot wound to the left thigh subsequently remaining in France until after the end of the war and finally being discharged on 31st March 1920.
