India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV II issue 'North West Frontier 1930-31' (Lieut. J. A. Macrae. R.A.)

Medal & Clasp Verification: Lieutenant Macrae Royal Regiment of Artillery is confirmed entitled to the medal and clasp per the following  cited regimental medal roll:

- IGS 1908. GV II 'NWF 1930-31': WO 100/494. With 4th Light Battery Royal Regiment of Artillery

The medal roll with remarks that the recipient was posted to the Mountain Artillery Training Centre, located at Ambala, Punjab, India. The medal being issued on 29 September 1934, and sent to him at 20th Mountain Brigade, Ambala, where he had been posted to the Mountain Artillery Training Centre, Ambala. Punjab, India

John Arthur Macrae a 'Mountain Gunner Officer' - retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1950'S -  subsequently served through the Second World War, and was entitled to other medals - all un-named - for his services 1939-1945

John Arthur Macrae son of John Eric Macrae (a Scottish 'Reverend', who was a native of Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland), and Ethelwyn Macrae (nee Simpson) was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, on 2 October 1904, and where he was baptized at the Parish of St. Clement, Ordsall-in-Salford, Lancashire, England on, 2 November 1904. By the time of the compilation of the 1911 National Census for England and Wales, John is recorded living with his mother and older sibling sister, Marjorie Janet Macrae (8 years of age) together with a household domestic establishment of no less then 4 x 'Servants' living at the family residence located at, 104 Bath Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Interestingly an extant passenger shipping manifest shows that J. A. Macrae - described as an Army Officer - had embarked at the port of Bombay aboard the Peninsula & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer S.S. 'Canton', which liner arrived at the port of, London, United Kingdom, on 8 August 1949. The passenger manifest shows his forwarding address as C/O 'War Office, and that his future permanent place of residence was 'England'. Prior to leaving in July 1949, presumably, Lt-Col Macrae, had been serving in India on attachment to the Indian Army

After taking his retirement from the Britih Army in the 1950's, John returned to his Scottish paternal roots, and prior to 7 March 1958, had been living in retirement at. Canmore, Kyle of Loch Alsh, Scotland. He appears to have accepted an overseas appointment, in Singapore Colony, having embarked aboard the P. & O. S. N. Company S.S. 'Carthage' at Southampton, England. on 7 March 1958, on which vyage he was contracted ance. stLieutenant-Colonel (Honorary Colonel) John Arthur Macrae, is recorded to have died in the United Kingdom on 19 June 1972. At the time of his death he was 67 years of age

Condition: About EF

Code: 25944