Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Corporal D. B. Fairweather, Royal Highlanders, killed in action, France, 3 September 1916

1914-15 Star (S-8305 L. Cpl., R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-8305 Cpl., R. Highrs.); Memorial Plaque (David Black Fairweather) extremely fine (4) £240-280

David Black Fairweather was born in Lochee, Forfarshire and enlisted at Sunderland, Co. Durham. Serving in the 1st Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 28 July 1915. He was killed in action on 3 September 1916, aged 21 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He was the son of James A. and M. A. Fairweather, of 42 Barnard Street, Sunderland.

With damaged book, Characteristics of Jesus Christ, by W. J. Hocking, the inside bearing the pencil inscription, ‘David Fairweather, 42 Barnard St., Chester Road, Sunderland. To me from the Rev. A. Freeman, July 1916’. The book bearing shrapnel holes - the shrapnel pierced this whilst in his breast pocket and killed him. With a letter to accompany the book.

Also with named commemorative scroll; slip to accompany the British War and Victory Medals; slip to accompany the plaque; medals in damaged named card boxes of issue; plaque in card envelope. With copied m.i.c. and casualty details.