Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Captain J. G. Anderson, R.A.M.C., attached 1/6th Black Watch, a former Scottish International hockey player who was killed in France in March 1918 while tending the wounded

Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. J. G. Anderson) together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (John George Anderson) and R.A.M.C. cap badge, the Victory Medal polished, nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (5) £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Black Watch.

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M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918.

M.I.D. London Gazette 24 December 1917.

John George Anderson was born at Banbridge, County Down, on 31 December 1889. He was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, and The University of Edinburgh, from where he graduated MB, ChB in 1914. He played for the University Hockey Team and was also a member of the Scottish International Team on six occasions between March 1910 and March 1913. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 3rd Highland Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C., on 31 October 1914, and went to France on 28 August 1915 (m.i.c. confirms entitlement to 1914-15 Star). He was invalided home on 1 April 1916, by which time he had received promotion to Captain and was the medical officer attached to 1/6th Black Watch. He returned to France in the same capacity and was reported missing, believed killed in action, on 21 March 1918. This officer’s Correspondence File contains a letter from Captain D. Cable, 1/6th Black Watch, who, although he did not witness his actual death, was with Captain Anderson until himself severely wounded and gives a detailed account of the severe action in which they both became casualties.

An individual memorial to Captain Anderson in Bannside Presbyterian Church reads: ‘In loving memory of John George Anderson MB. MC. Captain RAMC, 1/6th Black Watch (51st Highland Division) who fell in France 21st March 1918 whilst ministering to the wounded...’

Sold with comprehensive research including copied Correspondence File, War Diary entry, photographs of two memorials to him and several copied Hockey Team photographs including the Scottish International Team 1910.