A 'Kintore / Auchterless Loon's' Great War casualty campaign medal group of 3: Private Alexander Fletcher, 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- 1914 Star. With tailors copy clasp (10440 Pte. A. Fletcher. 2/ Gord: Highrs)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (10440 Pte. A. Fletcher. Gordons.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (10440 Pte. A. Fletcher. Gordons.)

Note: The dated clasp is a contemporary tailors gilt copy

Died-of-Disease: Private Alexander Fletcher, is confirmed having died of 'Pneumonia'...  read more

Code: 22631

Queens South Africa Medal 1899-1902: Silver issue with 2 x clasps, 'Orange Free State' & 'Transvaal' (1315 Sjt: J. Young. Imp: Lt Horse)

Medal and clasps verification: The medal and both clasps confirmed as entitled and as-issued per the respective campaign medal roll of 2nd Battalion Imperial Light Horse (ref WO 100/251) that was compiled and signed at Pietermaritzburg, Natal Colony, on, 9 February 1903.

The recipient was a Scotsman, who had his family origins in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland

John...  read more

Code: 23486

Queens South Africa Medal. Silver issue with 4 x clasps 'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State', 'Transvaal' & 'South Africa 1901' (974 Pte. J. W. Napier. Cape Town Highrs:)

Medal and clasps verification: QSA medal and all 4 x clasps confirmed per below cited medal rolls:

- QSA Medal with 4 x clasps: Ref WO 100/241 compiled at Cape Town, South Africa, 26 October 1901 (medal issued on 19 December 1906)

Recipient was a Scottish soldier holding the rank of Private while serving with the Cape Town Highlanders (a South African volunteer uni...  read more

Code: 23482

A 'Montrose' man's South African War campaign medal pair: Private James Gouck, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- QSA Medal. 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' 'Belfast (1906 Pte. J. Gouck, Gordon Highrs:)
- King's South Africa Medal. 'South Africa 01' 'South Africa 02' (1906 Pte. A. Gouck, Gordon Highrs:)

Note: The KSA medal with forename initial A (sic) - exactly as transcribed from the medal roll which had a clerical error at time of compilation

Medals and clasps ...  read more

Code: 23511

A 'Guardsman's' South African War campaign medal pair: Private Peter Templeton, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards

- QSA Medal. 'Cape Colony' 'Orange Free State' & 'Wittebergen' (8698 Pte. P. Templeton, Scots Gds:)
- King's South Africa Medal. 'South Africa 01' 'South Africa 02' (8698 Pte. P. Templeton, Scots Gds:)

Important: Both medals and all 5 x clasps verified per the respective campaign medal rolls of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guard, as under;

- QSA Medal & 5 x...  read more

Code: 23512

An Egypt & Sudan Campaign medal pair: Corporal Robert Galloway, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

The pair comprises:

a). Egypt & Sudan Medal 1882-1886. Reverse undated. With clasps 'El-Teb_Tamaai' & 'The Nile 1884-85' (26, Lce Corpl R. Galloway, 1/Gord: Highrs:)

b). Egypt: Khedives Egypt Star. Obverse dated 1884-86

Medal & clasps verification: The Egypt Medal with both x clasps verified as entitled per the respective campaign medal roll for the ...  read more

Code: 23517

A 'Malta Garrison Death' Egypt & Sudan Campaign medal pair: Private W. Loads, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

The pair comprises:

a). Egypt & Sudan Medal 1882-1886. Reverse undated. With clasp 'The Nile 1884-85' (1423. Pte. W. Loads, 1/Gord: Highrs:)

b). Egypt: Khedives Egypt Star. Obverse dated 1884-86

Died in Malta 1887: Private W. Loads, is confirmed having died in Malta sometime during 1887 shown on the roll with remark 'Dead' under column 'Cause of beco...  read more

Code: 23518

Egypt & Sudan Medal 1882-1886. Reverse dated 1882. No clasp (2123. Pte. H. Taylor. 1/Gord: Highrs:)

Important: The recipient Private Henry Taylor, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, is confirmed entitled to 4 x clasps to his dated 1882 Medal, vis 'Tel-el-Kebir', 'Suakin 1884', 'El-Teb_Tamaai' & 'The Nile 1884-5'!

Medals and clasps verification: The recipient is verified as entitled to both the Egypt Medal 1882 with 4 x clasps and the Khedives Egypt Star 1882. Both medals and all...  read more

Code: 23499

Austria (Empire): Bravery Medal. Emperor Karl I issue circa 1917-1918. Bronze grade

In German 'Tapferkeitsmedaille'

The Austrian Bravery Medal had its origins in 1789. In 1915 the award statutes were amended to include a fourth grade in 'Bronze'

The Bravery Medals awarded for 1915-1916 had the obverse of Emperor Franz Joseph I. For awards made in 1917-1918, the obverse effigy was that of Emperor Karl I

The medal is suspended from it...  read more

Code: 21679

India General Service Medal 1908-35. GV first type silver issue with 3 x clasps 'Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919', 'Waziristan 1919-21' & 'Waziristan N.W.F. 1921-24' (235 Rfm. Jeet Sing Rawat, 4-39 R. Garh. Rif)

Second clap attached by rivets and top clasp attached by a silver rod

The recipient was an Indian soldier of Garhwali ethnicity and the Hindu faith, who held the rank of 'Rifleman' while serving with the 4th Battalion 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles, an infantry unit of the British Indian Army

4/39 Garhwal Rifles was a war raised battalion of the Indian Army that was rai...  read more

Code: 23946