Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Gunner D. Brown, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2776 Gnr., R.A.)

1914-15 Star (S.Q.M.S. W. D. McA. Gordon, 3rd M.R.); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Sjt. J. T.Keenes, 10th S.A.H.) very fine and better (4) £30-50

Gunner David Brown joined the City of Glasgow R.F.A. (T.F.) in 1912 and served in the Middle East throughout the War. As part of the 52nd (Lowland) Division the City of Glasgow R.F.A. fought at Gallipoli and subsequently in Egypt. Sold with a photograph of the recipient at the ‘Demob. Centre’, in Kinross, in civilian clothes but wearing a tin hat; also with copied m.i.c.

The 3rd Midlandse Ruiters were raised in 1913 and saw service in German South West Africa.

During the Boer War, J. N. T. Keenes served for seven months in the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles and on leaving the service became manager of the Bloemfontein Club. In 1915, employed as a manager of a hotel in Port Elizabeth, he joined the 10th South African Horse. The unit was awarded the battle honour ‘East Africa 1916-18’. Kennes was discharged as a result of malaria on 7 March 1918.