Cameronians in the First World War – new display at Low Parks Museum

We have recently changed over our temporary display case at Low Parks Museum based on The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in the First World War. The new material focuses on the Gallipoli campaign and the Battle of Loos, in which several battalions of The Cameronians were engaged.

One item on display is the Distinguished Conduct Medal awarded to Private James Smith of the 7th Scottish Rifles. Private Smith was given the award for his bravery in assisting soldiers who had been wounded in an attack launched on 12th July 1915. This certificate from the museum collection describes Private Smith’s actions that day.

Certificate describing the events of 12th July 1915, that led to Private Smith being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal

Also on display is the battered old bugle carried throughout the War by the bugler of the 10th Battalion Scottish Rifles. The 10th Scottish Rifles arrived in France on 10th July 1915, as part of the 15th Scottish Division. Their first major action was at Loos on 25th September 1915, where they suffered heavy casualties in the attack on Loos village and the subsequent action on Hill 70. When the War had ended the bugle was presented to Colonel A. V. Ussher, the officer who had commanded the Battalion at the Battle of Loos, and where he himself had been badly wounded.

Bugle carried by the bugler of the 10th Scottish Rifles throughout the First World War

You can see these, and many more objects from the regimental collections of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), on display at Low Parks Museum, Hamilton.

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