A Peterhead 'Blue Tooner's' Great War casualty campaign & long service medal group of 4: Private Robert Bagrie, 5th (Buchan & Formartin) Battalion Gordon Highlanders, late 8th (Service) Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- 1914-15 Star (S-10958 Pte. R. Bagrie. Gord. Highrs.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (S-10958 Pte. R. Bagrie, Gordons.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (S-10958 Pte. R. Bagrie, Gordons.)
- Imperial Service Medal. GVI 2nd issue (Robert Bagrie)

Wounded, Gassed and Suffering from Shock: Private Robert Bagrie was wounded-in-action on at least two occasions while serving with 8/Gordons in France. Firstly he is included under a list of 'Wounded' published in the 'War Office Weekly Casualty List' issue of, 11 September 1917. Next he is recorded having been 'Wounded-in-Action', Gassed and suffering from Shock, in 1918, hich was reported in the Aberdeen Weekly Journal newspaper issue of, 16 August 1918, quoted below:

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Private R. Bagrie, Gordon Highlanders, has been admitted to hospital in England, wounded, gassed, and suffering from shock. He was previously on the Post Office staff at Newcastle. His father, Mr. George Bagrie, resides at, 440 Auchmill Road, Bucksburn

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Patriotic Family: Robert Bagrie, was just one of five brothers all of whom served 'With the Colours' during the Great War. His brother Private James Bagrie Gordon Highlanders - also a pre-war Postman (at Gartly, Aberdeenshire) was Killed-in-Action by enemy shell-fire in France, on 19 November 1916.

Medals Verification: The Great War campaign medals all verified as issued per the respective medal rolls of the Gordon Highlanders, as under:

a). 1914-15 Star: Ref WO 329/2800 (entered 'France', 11 October 1915, to 'Class Z Reserve', 21 March 1919)

b). British War Medal. Silver issue: Ref WO 329/1656 (firstly served 8/Gordon, & lastly 5/Gordons)

c). Interallied Victory Medal: Ref WO 329/1656 (firstly served 8/Gordon, & lastly 5/Gordons)

d). Imperial Service Medal: London Gazette 31 August 1952, Postal and Telgraph Officer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Note: The 8th (Service) Battalion Gordon Highlanders, first entered theatre of war, France, on, 2 May 1915, with the battalion disembarking at, Boulogne, France, on 3 May 1915

Robert Bagrie, third son of George Bagrie (a Railway Pointsman) and Margaret 'Maggie' Bagrie (nee McWilliam), was born in, Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on, 14 July 1891. The 1901 National Census for Scotland records Robert living with his parents and 8 x siblings, comprising; 4 x sisters, viz, Maggie Bagrie, Jessie Ann Bagrie, Jeanett Bagrie & Helen R. Bagrie, together with 4 x brothers viz, John Bagrie, Alexander Bagrie, James Bagrie and Harry Bagrie. In 1910, Robert is recorded in the Royal Mail Appointments register as being a Postman at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, where he had held the appointment since, July 1910. By 1913, Robert had relocated to Newcastle, Northumberland, where the Royal Mail Appointments register record him as being employed since August 1913. The 1939 National Register for England and Wales, records Robert, described as a Postal Clerk, G.P.O., living with his wife and son at their residence located at, Whittington Grove, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Robert Bagrie is recorded to have died at Newcastle, on, 17 December 1964

The medals mounted on card in the court-style for display purposes

Sold together with some hard-copy photocopied research

Condition: About GVF

Code: 22618