Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Corporal R. A. Gillanders, 3rd South African Infantry, late 18th Mounted Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 10 April 1918

1914-15 Star (Pte. R. A. Gillanders 18th M.R. British War Medal 1914-20 (Cpl. R. A. Gillanders. 3rd S.A.I.); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Pte. R. A. Gillanders. 3rd. S.A.I.) the medals all in card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Robert Arthur Gillanders) medals and plaque all polished, therefore very fine (4) £100-£140

Robert Arthur Gillanders served during the Great War with the 18th Mounted Rifles in German South West Africa, before transferring to the 3rd South African Infantry for service on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 10 April 1918, and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Sold with copied service records.