WWI Victory Medal. Kennedy. Highland Light Infantry. Glasgow Boys Brigade Battalion. in Singles

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Correctly named 46088 Pte W Kennedy HLI William first served with the 16th Bn HLI The 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow), which was formed from former members of the Glasgow Battalion of the Boys’ Brigade and was known as the Glasgow Boys’ Brigade Battalion is particularly remembered for an incident at the Frankfurt trench at the Battle of the Ancre, the last offensive of the battle of the Somme, where around 60 men of D company were surrounded and cut off behind enemy lines. Relief attempts failed, but the men of the Frankfurt trench refused to surrender. After refusing to surrender, the Germans stormed the trench and found only 15 wounded men alive, three of whom died soon afterwards. General Sir Hubert Gough praised their stand under Army Order 193. He was to also serve with the Royal Fusiliers with the service number GS/107630. He is entitled to a Pair. The medal has an original silk ribbon.