Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Private/Piper C. Gordon, 4th South African Infantry, late 8th Infantry

1914-15 Star (Pte., 8th Infantry); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte., 4th S.A.I.) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-140

Charles Gordon was born in Aberdeenshire. A Carpenter by occupation, he enrolled for the 2nd Battalion Transvaal Scottish (8th Infantry) on 21 October 1914. Posted to ‘F’ Company, he served with them for 11 months, including 7 months campaign service in German South West Africa. On 14 September 1915 he attested for the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force, aged 36 years, joining the 4th South African Infantry (South African Scottish) and being posted to ‘C’ Company. With the 4th S.A.I. he was ranked as a ‘Piper’. With them he served in South Africa, August-September 1915; England, September-December 1915; Egypt, December 1915-April 1916; France, April 1916-April 1917; and England, April-September 1917. Towards the end of his service in Egypt, Piper Gordon was admitted to hospital in Alexandria suffering from Dysentery. Gordon was discharged at medically unfit and awarded the Silver War Badge, his intended place of residence being ‘Mills of Artloch, Huntly, Aberdeenshire’ where his wife, Christina Davidson Gordon resided.

With copied service papers and with a copied group photograph with Piper Gordon identified.