{"product_id":"6th-cameron-highlanders-kia-loos-1915-vc-action-captain-ad-qsa-medal-sligo-rga","title":"6th Cameron Highlanders KIA Loos 1915 VC Action Captain \u0026 Ad QSA Medal Sligo RGA","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBoer War Queen’s South Africa Medal – Lieutenant (later Captain) Herbert Wardlaw Milne, Duke of Connaught’s Own Sligo Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia), later 74\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Punjabis attd. Captain and Adjutant 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Bn. Cameron Highlanders – K.I.A Battle of Loos 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e September 1915  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eQueen’s South Africa Medal, 2 clasps (loose), Cape Colony and South Africa 1902 - \u003cb\u003eLIEUT: H. W. MILNE. R.G.A. MIL:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHerbert Wardlaw Milne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born in \u003cb\u003eJanuary 1883\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb\u003eHelensburgh, Dunbartonshire\u003c\/b\u003e, the youngest son of \u003cb\u003eJames Milne, banker\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Milne\u003c\/b\u003e. At the time of the \u003cb\u003e1891 Census\u003c\/b\u003e the family were residing at \u003cb\u003e22 Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh\u003c\/b\u003e. His father, aged 63, was recorded as a banker, and Herbert, aged eight, was listed as a scholar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe was educated at the \u003cb\u003eRoyal High School, Edinburgh\u003c\/b\u003e, where he is recorded in the school roll as having entered in \u003cb\u003e1898\u003c\/b\u003e. His photograph later appeared in the school’s \u003cb\u003eRoll of Honour\u003c\/b\u003e following his death in the Great War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMilne was commissioned into the \u003cb\u003eDuke of Connaught’s Own Sligo Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia)\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003e14 January 1902\u003c\/b\u003e. During the later stages of the \u003cb\u003eSouth African War\u003c\/b\u003e he served on attachment to the \u003cb\u003e3rd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e, taking part in operations in \u003cb\u003eCape Colony between March and May 1902\u003c\/b\u003e. For this service he was awarded the \u003cb\u003eQueen’s South Africa Medal with two clasps: Cape Colony and South Africa 1902\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe was promoted \u003cb\u003eLieutenant on 12 April 1902\u003c\/b\u003e. In \u003cb\u003e1903\u003c\/b\u003e he was appointed to the \u003cb\u003e2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e. On \u003cb\u003e4 October 1905\u003c\/b\u003e he transferred to the \u003cb\u003eIndian Army\u003c\/b\u003e and joined the \u003cb\u003e74th Punjabis\u003c\/b\u003e. He was promoted \u003cb\u003eCaptain in 1912\u003c\/b\u003e. During his service in India he was present at the \u003cb\u003eDelhi Durbar of 1911\u003c\/b\u003e and received the \u003cb\u003eDelhi Durbar Medal\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAt the outbreak of the \u003cb\u003eGreat War\u003c\/b\u003e Milne was home on furlough. In \u003cb\u003eAugust 1914\u003c\/b\u003e he was attached to the \u003cb\u003e5th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders\u003c\/b\u003e. When the \u003cb\u003e6th Battalion Cameron Highlanders\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in \u003cb\u003eSeptember 1914\u003c\/b\u003e, he was appointed \u003cb\u003eAdjutant\u003c\/b\u003e. A contemporary group photograph of the battalion’s officers taken in \u003cb\u003e1914\u003c\/b\u003e shows Captain Milne seated beside \u003cb\u003eLieutenant-Colonel J. L. Douglas-Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e, the battalion’s commanding officer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e6th Camerons\u003c\/b\u003e landed in France in \u003cb\u003eJuly 1915\u003c\/b\u003e as part of the \u003cb\u003e45th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division\u003c\/b\u003e. During the \u003cb\u003eBattle of Loos\u003c\/b\u003e, on \u003cb\u003e26–27 September 1915\u003c\/b\u003e, the battalion was heavily engaged in the attack on \u003cb\u003eHill 70\u003c\/b\u003e. On \u003cb\u003e27 September 1915\u003c\/b\u003e Captain Herbert Wardlaw Milne was \u003cb\u003ekilled in action\u003c\/b\u003e. Contemporary reports state that he was killed while leading a charge, and that he fell alongside his commanding officer, \u003cb\u003eLieutenant-Colonel Douglas-Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e, who was posthumously awarded the \u003cb\u003eVictoria Cross\u003c\/b\u003e for his actions during the same engagement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMilne’s death was widely reported in the press. He was described as the youngest son of the late \u003cb\u003eJames Milne, banker, of Helensburgh\u003c\/b\u003e, and of \u003cb\u003eMrs Milne of Bedford House, New Barnet\u003c\/b\u003e. His age at death was given as \u003cb\u003ethirty-two\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFor his service during the Great War he was posthumously \u003cb\u003eMentioned in Despatches (London Gazette, 1 January 1916)\u003c\/b\u003e. His name appears in the \u003cb\u003eRegister of Soldiers’ Effects\u003c\/b\u003e in close sequence with that of \u003cb\u003eLieutenant-Colonel Douglas-Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e, reflecting their deaths in the same action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCaptain Milne has \u003cb\u003eno known grave\u003c\/b\u003e and is commemorated on the \u003cb\u003eNeuve-Chapelle Memorial, Panel 10\u003c\/b\u003e, which records officers and men of the Indian Army who fell on the Western Front and whose graves are unknown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHis career reflects that of a professional officer of the late Victorian and Edwardian Army: Militia commission, South African War service, transfer to the Indian Army, ceremonial duty at the Delhi Durbar, and finally attachment to a New Army Scottish battalion during the opening year of the Great War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. 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