GORDON HIGHLANDER MEDALS 2014 & 6557J BARRETT INDIA BOER WAR SOUTH AFRICA WW1

An exceptional multi campaign medal set to Sergeant J. Barrett, South African Medical Corps, late Gordon Highlanders. Barrett saw action on a number of important fronts in India, as well as South Africa

India General Service Medal (1895 -1908) with 3 clasps PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897 – 98, TIRAH 1897, SALMANA 1897, period engraved 2014 P^TE J. Barrett 1^st Bⁿ Gord Highrs: Queens South Africa Medal (1899 – 1902) with 5 clasps, CAPE COLONY, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG, BELFAST, impressed named 6557 P^TE J. BARRETT. GORDON HIGHRS: Kings South Africa Medal (1902), with 2 clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named 6557 CORPL: J. BARRETT GORDON HIGHRS; 1914 – 15 Star, impressed named P^TE J. BARRETT. 10^TH F. AMB. S.A.M.C.; British War Medal (1914 -18) impressed named S^JT J. BARRETT. S.A.V.R.; Victory Medal (1914 – 18) South African bi lingual issue, impressed named S^JT J. BARRETT. 10^TH F. AMB. S.A.M.C. Court mounted for display and comes with copies of medal rolls.

Sargeant J. Barrett appears on the medal roll of the 1^st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers (India GSM), the roll is marked ‘transferred’ and ‘Gordon Highlanders’. He was serving with the 1^st Battalion Gordon Highlanders during the Boer War, the QSA roll dated 23/8/1901 gives his rank as Lance Corporal. By the time that the KSA roll came out 10/11/1902 he was discharged. It is possible that he was time expired and later recalled for the war. He may have taken his discharge in South Africa or bought himself out, as he discharged rather than transferred to the reserve. J. Barrett is noted as returning to England for discharge on 22 July 1902.

During WW1 he served with the South African Forces starting as a Private and finishing as a Sergeant. Interestingly the star and victory list his unit at 10^th Field Ambulance, but the War Medal records his unit as South African Veterinary Corps.