Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Private J. Anderson, Royal Air Force, late Cameron Highlanders

1914-15 Star (10371 Pte., Cam’n. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (135705 Pte. 1, R.A.F); Defence, unnamed, mounted court style

Pair: Private J. Erskine, Royal Scots

British War and Victory Medals (9144 Pte., R. Scots) good very fine and better (6) £70-90

James Anderson was born in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, on 1 August 1894. A Railway Parcels Clerk by occupation, he enlisted into the Cameron Highlanders and entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 8 July 1915. He was wounded on 13 August 1916, receiving a gunshot wound to his left side. He transferred to the R.F.C. on 30 August 1917 and remained with them in France until 29 August 1919. Sold with original photograph and copied service papers and m.i.c.

Medals to Erskine with Active Service Testament 1914-16; inside page inscribed, ‘Bugler J. Erskine, “A” Coy. 2/4th Royal Scots, Tirling Camp, Nr. Witham, Essex’ and ‘Started for France 7/11/16’.