A 'Red Hackles' Korean War & Mau Mau Rebellion campaign medal group of 3: Private J. Reilly, 1st Battalion Black Watch

- Korea Medal 1950-1953 (22774640 Pte. J. Reilly. B.W.)
- Africa General Service Medal. EIIR issue & clasp 'Kenya' (22774640 Pte. J. Reilly. B.W.)
- United Nations Service Medal: With clasp 'Korea'

Between June 1952 - July 1953, 1st Battalion Black Watch served in Korea, with 29th Infantry Brigade. During their service in Korea, the regiment were deployed on several tours of the frontline position referred to as 'The Hook', and earned the below following battle honours;

- The Hook 1952
- Korea 1952-53

During the Korean War, 1st Battalion Black Watch suffered the loss of 58 x 'All-Ranks' Killed or Died', with very many more 'Wounded'. The battalion sailed from, Pusan, Korea, on, 13 July 1953, and arrived in their next overseas location, Kenya Colony, on, 1 August 1953, where they replaced the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, in the 39th Infantry Brigade. 1/BW was soon dispersed at various locations around the Rift Valley region; A Coy with battalion HQ at Nyeri; B Coy at Gilgil, with C & D Coy's at Ol Joro Orok near Thompson Falls

Uncommonly for the era, the Black Watch has been blessed with some very useful 'Other Ranks' memoirs published in the past decade, that cover in good detail, the regiments campaign service in Korea and later Kenya. The two memoirs we can recommend for background reading are:

1).'Tougher Than Bullets' (Harold Davis, 2013): This covers the Korean War - the author, who was wounded in Korea, was more famously known as a professional footballer with Rangers Football Club

2). 'Letters From The Forest' (Peter Grant, 2017): This covers the Mau-Mau Rebellion in Kenya Colony

A fine post-war campaign medal group to the 1st Battalion Black Watch

Condition: Mostly about GVF

Code: 23051