A Jock's 'Barren Rocks of Aden' campaign and United Nations 'Cyprus' service medal pair: Fusilier J. O. McLachlan, 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers

- General Service Medal 1918-62 'Arabian Peninsula' (23701967 Fus. J. O. McLachlan. R.H.F.)
- U.N. Korea 1950-54, contact marks, edge bruising, very fine (2)

The recipient held the rank of Fusilier while serving with 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers, a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army

The Royal Highland Fusiliers were formed in 1959, through the amalgamation of the Royal Scots Fusiliers (26th Foot) & the Highland Light Infantry (71st & 74th Foot)

The regiments first overseas operational tour was to Aden Colony January 1960 - January 1961. When the regiment embarked for Aden their ranks included approximately 149 National Servicemen. In Aden Colony, the regiment was located at Singapore Lines - with a detached company group located in Mukeiras in neighbouring Yemen

After leaving Aden Colony in 1961, the R.H.F. were deployed to Malta Colony (with 1 company posted to Benghazi, Libya) where they were based at St Patricks Barracks through to December 1962, when they returned to Scotland

The next overseas posting of the R.H.F. was on a United Nations deployment to Cyprus where they served October 1965 to April 1966

The medals mounted on card for display

Condition: The GSM with mild toning the pair about EF

Code: 25259