Null King Country's/Trio of soldiers "Fields of battle" WWII. Painted lead. Issu…

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King Country's/Trio of soldiers "Fields of battle" WWII. Painted lead. Issued circa 2015. New condition. H 7 cm

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King Country's/Trio of soldiers "Fields of battle" WWII. Painted lead. Issued circa 2015. New condition. H 7 cm

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An uncommon example of the award of the 1914/15 Star Trio for service in East Africa (Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia) – Theatre of War 5a The Trio named to: 4278 Pte W McKie KOSB. Accompanied by the Victory Medal awarded to his brother Pte J McKie, who was drowned in 1918 when his hospital ship was sunk by a German submarine in the English Channel. named to: 4402 Pte J McKie KOSB The medal roll indicates that Private W McKie enlisted initially into the KOSB and later served in East Africa as 413840 Spr RE and as WR/193980 Spr RE. The prefix WR indicates Royal Engineers "Waterways and Railways Division;. So, it appears likely that Private McKie was a railwayman by profession before enlisting and that he was transferred to the Royal Engineers and posted to East Africa (entered theatre on 16.11.1915) to serve on the Uganda Railway, which was a key logistic element of the British campaign against the German forces in German East Africa, commanded by the notorious Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, who proved himself a master at guerrilla warfare. The trio to William McKie is accompanied by the Victory medal awarded to his brother John McKie, who was WIA in France on 29 July 1918 at Beugneux while serving with the 1/5 Battalion KOSB, 103 Infantry Brigade. He was later drowned when the hospital transport HMAT Warilda was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U49 in the English Channel on 3 August 1918 with heavy loss of life. She was returning from France with 700 wounded. The ship remained afloat for two hours then sank with the loss of 123 lives. The casualties, including Pte John McKie KOSB, are commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton. William and John McKie were the sons of John and Mary Ann McKie of 32 Shakepeare Street, Dumfries. With copy Medal Index Cards, other copy records and details of the infamous sinking of the hospital ship ‘Warilda.’ The Trio mounted for display with old silk ribbons; John McKie’s Victory Medal includes the original full-length silk ribbon. Very Fine (VF) condition.

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