Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Eight: Captain A. F. Tait, Royal Artillery, late Royal Scots, attached South Staffordshire Regiment, and 14th Battalion London Regiment

1914-15 Star (2542. Pte. A. F. Tait. 14-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. A. F. Tait.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, the Second War awards in card box of issue addressed to ‘A. F. Tait Esq, Park Gate Hotel, Glasgow, G3’, extremely fine (8) £100-140

Alan Francis Tait was born in Glasgow, on 28 June 1890, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 March 1915 with the 14 (Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment. He was commissioned on 3 December 1915 in the 7th Battalion Scottish Rifles and was attached to the South Staffordshire Regiment, being promoted Lieutenant on 1 July 1917. He resigned his commission on account of ill health caused by wounds received on active service on 7 March 1918 and was awarded the Silver War Badge No 382983. He was commissioned in the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) on 1 June 1939 as Captain and Administrative Officer.