A First World War Military Cross group of four to the Royal ...

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£900 - £1,000

A First World War Military Cross group of four to the Royal Field Artillery, consisting of: Military Cross GVR, un-named as issued; 1914/15 Star named to: 2 Lt D R Mackenzie RFA; British War Medal and Victory Medals named to: Capt D R Mackenzie, the Victory Medal with MID oakleaves.
Donald Ross Mackenzie was born in 1892 in Newington (Edinburgh). He was commissioned from the Edinburgh University Officers’ Training Corps as 2nd Lieut RFA (Special Reserve) on probation with seniority from 05/08/1914 and promoted to Lieutenant with seniority from 09/06/1915.
MID: London Gazette 27/11/1917 page 12480 for Salonika.
MC: London Gazette no 30450 dated 28/12/1917 page 41 for Salonika. See also Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette, 2 January 1918 (page 47).
University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914-1919:
“Donald Ross Mackenzie. Daniel Stewart's College; First XV and XI; Student of Law 1912-1914; OTC Artillery Nov 1912 to Aug 1914; Cadet RFA (SR), 2nd Lieut Aug 1914, Captain Nov 1917. France Jan 1915; Macedonia Oct 1915; Despatches Nov 1917; MC Jan 1918”.
Post war he completed his studies for his law degree and subsequently practiced law in Edinburgh He married Edith A Murdoch Anderson in 1922, at Gorgie Dalry Church, Edinburgh.
With copy Medal Index Card.
The medals have been lacquered and mounted court style for wear by the recipient, with contemporary silk watered ribbons. Otherwise, Extremely Fine (EF) condition.