World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Scotland, he received the award posthumously on December 13, 1918 for his actions as a sergeant in the 1/5 Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borders of the British Army on September 28, 1918 near Wytschaete, Belgium during the Hundred Days Offensive near the end of World War I. Born in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland, he and his three brothers joined the British Army shortly after the outbreak of World War I in July 1914, He initially served in the Gallipoli Campaign, in present-day Turkey before being sent to the Western Front in France. On September 28, 1918, when German forces attacked Wytschaete, he displayed gallantry in repulsing the attack. His Victoria Cross citation reads: "On 28 September 1918 near Wytschaete, Belgium, during an advance Sergeant McGuffie entered several enemy dug-outs and, single-handed, took many prisoners. During subsequent operations he dealt similarly with dug-out after dug-out, forcing one officer and 25 other ranks to surrender. During the consolidation of the first objective, he pursued and brought back several of the enemy who were slipping away and was also instrumental in rescuing some British soldiers who were being led off as prisoners. Later in the day, while commanding a platoon, he took many more prisoners, but was killed by a shell a few days later." He died at Wytschaete at the age of 25. His Victoria Cross and other medals (1914-15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal (1914-19)) are on display at the Regimental Museum of The Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. A memorial plaque in his honor resides at the town hall in Wigtown, the place of his birth.

Service No: 240693
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st/5th Bn.
Honors: V C

Son of Mrs. Catherine McGuffie, of 1, North Main St., Wigtown, Wigtownshire.