A 'Wounded-in-Action' Casualty's Great War 1914 Star medal group of 3: Private James Curran, 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

- 1914 Star. No clasp (3-6078 Pte. J. Curran. Cam'n: Highrs)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (3-6078 Pte. J. Curran. Cam'n Highrs.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (3-6078 Pte. J. Curran. Cam'n Highrs.)

Wounded-in-Action: Private James Curran 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders confirmed 'Wounded-in-Action' by Gunshot & Shrapnel Wound (GSW) to forearm & right shoulder, France, 18 June 1916

Medals verification: The medal rolls (held and accessible at The National Archives) confirm that the recipient was entitled to the 3 x Great War medals per the respective medal rolls as under;

- 1914 Star: Ref WO 329/2476
- British War Medal & Interallied Victory Medals: Ref WO 329/1665

Note: James Curran had earlier served with the Cameron Highlanders during the South African War (No 2144) for which he was awarded a Queen's South Africa Medal with 3 x state clasps (ref WO 100/204)

Service papers (a large and interesting set) are extant for this recipient and are held & accessible at The National Archives

The 1914 Star sans-riband, the others with lengths of the original silk ribands mounted in reverse-order, both stitched / sewn & as-worn by the recipient

Condition: The BWM black toned, the group VF

Code: 22021