WW1 Casualty 1914 Star Trio & clasp to Lamont, Black Watch, Scoutmaster awarded RHS Medal
1914 Star Trio with original Aug-Nov clasp to
2135 Pte A Lamont R. Highlanders.
Clasp confirmed on medal card.
Killed In Action 31/10/1915 with the 1st Battalion.
Commemorated on the Loos Memorial. With research from "The Courier" March 22, 1913 showing Scoutmaster Alexander J. Lamont of Carnoustie was awarded a Certificate of Bravery from the Boy Scouts as well as a Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for his part in plunging into the sea at the Firth of Tay along with Alexander Simpson to rescue the crew of a Dutch schooner "Aeffiena" which ran ashore in a gale. Alexander was born in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland circa 1893.
