{"product_id":"cameron-highlanders-wia-somme-1916-ww1-1914-15-star-medal-onich-fort-william","title":"Cameron Highlanders WIA Somme 1916 WW1 1914-15 Star Medal Onich, Fort William","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFirst World War 1914-15 Star – Private Alexander McIntyre, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e1914-15 Star –\u003cb\u003e S-17324. PTE. A. MC INTYRE, CAM'N HIGHRS.\u003c\/b\u003e\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;\"\u003eAlexander McIntyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born in \u003cb\u003eOban, Argyllshire\u003c\/b\u003e, and later resided at \u003cb\u003eScarfield Cottage, South Corran, Onich, near Fort William\u003c\/b\u003e. Prior to enlistment he was employed as a \u003cb\u003eRailway Guard\u003c\/b\u003e in Glasgow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eHe enlisted at \u003cb\u003eGlasgow on 13th February 1915\u003c\/b\u003e, aged \u003cb\u003e19\u003c\/b\u003e, and was posted to the \u003cb\u003eQueen’s Own Cameron Highlanders\u003c\/b\u003e. After training, he proceeded overseas, \u003cb\u003egoing to France on 25th May 1915\u003c\/b\u003e, where he joined the \u003cb\u003e2nd Battalion, Cameron Highlanders\u003c\/b\u003e in the field. At this time, the battalion was serving on the Western Front, engaged in continuous trench warfare during a period marked by frequent raids, artillery fire, and attritional fighting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eOn \u003cb\u003e2nd October 1916\u003c\/b\u003e, while serving with the Camerons, \u003cb\u003eAlexander McIntyre was wounded in action\u003c\/b\u003e, suffering a \u003cb\u003egunshot wound to the back\u003c\/b\u003e. This injury was sustained during one of the most intense phases of the war, with the battalion involved in operations during the later stages of the \u003cb\u003eSomme campaign\u003c\/b\u003e, when casualties from small-arms fire and shelling were heavy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAs a result of his wounds, he was evacuated from the front and eventually returned to the United Kingdom. He is recorded as being \u003cb\u003eback home on 16th May 1917\u003c\/b\u003e, having spent several months undergoing treatment and recovery. Despite this, his injuries proved significant enough to affect his continued military service, and he was ultimately \u003cb\u003edischarged from the Army on 15th August 1918\u003c\/b\u003e, before the end of the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAlexander McIntyre’s service reflects that of many young Highland soldiers who answered the call in 1915, endured the realities of trench warfare, and suffered lasting wounds as a result. 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