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A newspaper reported on the award as follows “He joined the Marines at 17 and a half and at 25 he wins the Military Medal for Gallantry in Malaya. He is Acting Sergeant Charles James Macnish, of Penwhapple near Girvan, Ayrshire. His Commando sub-section killed six bandits and captured two.”

CH/X 4270 Colour Sergeant Charles James Macnish MM passed away peacefully on 22nd November 2018. His funeral was held in St Mary's Church Bickleigh on 14th December 2018 followed by a wake in the Sgt's Mess 42 Commando.

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