British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3811 Pte. G. F. Brown, 1st Bn. Gord. Highrs.) good very fine £450-550

George Frederick Brown was born in Mile End, London, c.1875. A Labourer by occupation and a member of the 3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Militia), he attested for the Gordon Highlanders at Hounslow on 1 April 1891, aged 18 years. With reinforcements for the 1st Battalion he was posted to India on 27 January 1893, sailing aboard H.M.S. Crocodile. In India he served as part of the Chitral Relief Force and thence the Malakand Field Force and Tirah Expeditionary Force. With the latter he fought at the battle of Dargai, 20 October 1897. The Gordons finally took the enemy position on the Dargai Heights, following on from a previous attempt by the 2nd Gurkhas, 1st Dorsets and 2nd Derbyshires. In the action Private Brown was dangerously wounded, suffering a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. In the action, the Gordons suffered one officer and three other ranks killed and six officers and 35 men wounded. As a result of his wound Brown was invalided to England and was discharged on 21 June 1898. With copied service papers.

Recipient wounded at Dargai on 18th October not 20th October, 1897