Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Gillanders, 27th Battalion Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (71556 Pte., 27-Can. Inf.); together with an Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (Pte. John Gillanders, 32nd Coy. R.M.L.I.) renamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein (1381 Pte. John Gillanders, 1st Gordon Hdrs.) renamed; Khedive’s Star 1882, reverse inscribed, ‘Pte. John Gillanders, 32nd Coy. R.M.L.I.’, the five mounted for wear, Egypt Medal pitted and good fine; others very fine and better (5) £120-160

John Gillanders was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 17 December 1872. Employed in ‘Telephone Construction’, and having previously served 12 years in the Gordon Highlanders, he attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 16 November 1914.

With copied attestation paper.