A 'Peterhead Loon's' Great War casualty campaign medal group of 3: Private John Davidson, 5th (Buchan & Formartin) Battalion Gordon Highlanders, 51st Highland Division

- 1914-15 Star (2150. Pte. J. Davidson. Gord. Highrs.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (2150. Pte. J. Davidson. Gordons.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (2150. Pte. J. Davidson. Gordons.)

1914 Volunteer Enlistment: John Davidson is confirmed as being a very early Great War volunteer enlistment. The local 'Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser' newspaper issue of 20th October 1914, published '5th Battalion (Buchan & Formartine) Gordon Highlanders - Regimental Roll. The roll contained the names and address of the Officers & Other Ranks of the local Gordons Territorial Force Battalion who had volunteered for 'foreign service'. The roll is arranged by Company & locality. Under "C" Company (Peterhead) are included the details of 2150 Private John Davidson, resident of, 41 Windmill Street, Peterhead

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 (shows first entered theatre of war 'France', 2 May 1915, and 'Dissembodied' 1 April 1919)

b). British War Medal. Silver issue: Ref WO 329/1661 (5/Gordon, shown later re-numbered 240448)

c). Interallied Victory Medal: Ref WO 329/1661 (5/Gordon, shown later re-numbered 240448)

Note: The 5th (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

The medals mounted in the court-style on a flock backed board for display purposes

Sold together with some hard-copy photocopied research

Condition: VF

Code: 22623