A Dundee 'Special Constables' Great War campaign & long service group of 3: Private John Japp, 9th (Service) Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch), late 1/6th, 8th & 10th Battalions Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

- British War Medal. Silver issue (S-17184 Cpl. J. Japp. R. Highrs.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (S-17184 Cpl. J. Japp. R. Highrs.)
- Special Constabulary Medal. GV coinage obverse (John Japp.)

Note: The campaign medals with rank privately corrected - the recipient felt his 'Acting' or un-paid' appointment required recognition, albeit the medal rolls and medal index card show the rank of Private!

Important: The campaign medals & police long service medals all verified as the recipients full medal entitlement for the Great War and Post War police service:

- British War & Interallied Victory Medals: Ref WO 329/1353 compiled & signed, Perth, Scotland, 12 June 1920
- Special Conbstabulary Faithful Service Medal: Awarded, Dundee, Scotland, 13 June 1932 (ref Dundee Courier issue of 14 June 1932)

John Japp, the third & youngest son of William Japp, (a Police Constable - Dundee Constabulary) & Rebecca Japp (nee Jarvis) was a native of, Dundee, Scotland, where he was born on, 26 March 1893. John came from a large family, which at the time of the compilation of the 1901 National Census for Scotland, comprised his parents and 8 x siblings (2 x elder brothers, James & William, and 6 x sisters, viz; Ann, Christina, Agnes, Mary, Florence and Betsy. During the Great War John Japp, served circa 1916-1919, with the British Army, serving with various battalions of his local regiment, the Black Watch. The medal rolls show that John first entered theatre of war 'France & Flanders' with 10th (Service) Battalion and subsequently served in order with, 8th, 1/6th and lastly 9th (Service) Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). Post-war John returned to his Dundee roots, and served in the post-war years with the Dundee Special Constabulary. John Japp, son of William Japp (Retired Police Constable), is recorded as marrying Mary Petrie, at Dundee, Scotland, on 27 January 1940

Sold together with some hard copy photocopied medal roll entry page, showing all the battalions John Japp served in

Condition: About EF

Code: 21409