Dreweatts 1759
Lot 472
South Africa Pair and Great War Trio to 5859 Pte A Gibson Seaforth Highlanders, comprising Queen's South Africa medal, bars Transvaal, Wittebergen, Cape Colony, King's South Africa medal, bar South Africa 1902, 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, together with Seaforth Highlanders silver regimental sports medal, cap badge and other insignia, regimental photographs, handwritten officers' references, service record and other ephemera. Boer War medals with signs of wear. (Lot) Alexander Gibson joined the Seaforth Highlanders aged 14 years 4 months, and left as a Corporal circa 1922. He was mentioned in the South African Field Force Casualty Roll as being wounded on 11 December 1899 at Magersfontein. The Seaforth Highlanders were formed in 1881, and was a line infantry regiment, mainly associated with the northern Highlands of Scotland. The Regiment saw service in WWI and WWII as well as further smaller campaigns. The 2nd Battalion were involved in the Second Boer War, in South Africa, and at the battle of Magersfontein where Alexander was wounded, the Battalion suffered heavy losses.This lot is being sold with a Service document, and two letters hand written by his superiors at the end of his service, four Seaforth Highlanders badges, a Seaforth Highlanders commemorative medal, and a small selection of photographsCondition Report: All medals with signs of wear and some knocksRibbons with fraying, loose stitching and re-sewingPapers worn and tornCondition Report Disclaimer
