Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sub-Lieutenant R. Donaldson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1914-15 Star (C.Z.-3821 L.S., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt., R.N.V.R.) extremely fine (3) £140-180

Robert Donaldson was born on 3 April 1893. Living in Main Street, Dreghorn, Ayshire, he was a Butcher by trade. He entered into the Clyde Division R.N.V.R. in April 1915, becoming a Leading Seaman in August 1915 and a Petty Officer in April 1917. Posted to Egypt with the Drake Battalion in September 1915, he was admitted to Alexandria General Hospital suffering from Dysentry in October. Posted then to Gallipoli in November, he was wounded, receiving a gunshot wound to a finger on his right hand in early December. He was invalided to Egypt and after recovering was posted to Mudros and thence to England. He was granted a temporary commission as Sub-Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. with seniority of 30 January 1918 and in April was posted to the Drake Battalion in the B.E.F. With them he was posted ‘missing’ on 3 September 1918. Having been taken prisoner by the Germans, he was repatriated on 8 December 1918. Donaldson was demobilised on 24 April 1919. Sold with copied service papers.