A RARE & EXCITING KING'S POLICE MEDAL & 1914-15 TRIO, GROUP OF EIGHT.
To:
2522 L/Cpl. J. DUNCAN, 1/7th GORDON HIGHLANDERS (Culter) & later CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT. JAMES D. DUNCAN, METROPOLITAN POLICE.

KING'S POLICE MEDAL (GVI) London Gazette 1st January 1953.(* Please see important notes on the naming of this medal shown at the foot of this page)
1914-15 Star Trio.
Defence Medal.
Coronation Medal 1937.
Coronation Medal 1953.
Police Exemplary Service Medal.(GVI)

( With matching miniatures )

HISTORY OF 1/7th GORDON HIGHLANDERS
When the war broke out on 4th August 1914 the 1/7th had just departed for annual summer camp and were recalled at once to their home base.1/7th Gordon Highlanders ('H' Company) Peterculter . "Gordon Brigade, Highland Division".



They then moved to Bedford and on the 3rd of May 1915 proceeded to France with a landing at Boulogne.
The Division was concentrated in the area of Lillers, Busnes and Robecq and were rushed to the defence of Ypres, being in action until the 19th of May when they moved to Estaires on the River Lys.
The brigade was then renamed 152nd Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division.

They were in action during some of the most fierce fighting of the war and took part in the The Battle of Festubert and The Second Action of Givenchy before moving south to The Somme taking over the line near Hamel. On 1st July 1916 they were in action in the Battles of the Somme, including the attacks on High Wood and The Battle of the Ancre, capturing Beaumont Hamel, during which they took more than 2000 German prisoners. In 1917 They took part in the Arras Offensive, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Menin Road Ridge and the Cambrai Operations.

They remained in the Cambrai area until the 21st of March 1918, when the enemy launched an overwhelming attack and the Division were engaged in a fighting withdrawal back to Bapaume. In April they moved north and fought in The Battles of the Lys before a quiet spell at Oppy near Arras, from May to July. They were then in action at The Battle of the Tardenois, The Battle of the Scarpe, The pursuit to the Selle and the Final Advance in Picardy. On the 6th of October 1918 they amalgamated with 1/6th Battalion to form the 6/7th Battalion. They were resting the Cambrai-Iwuy area at the Armistice and demobilisation began December.

NAMING OF THE KING'S POLICE MEDAL. Most (but not all) medals are seen officially engraved in serif capitals. However, this medal was returned to the medal office for several official corrections to be made to the spelling and rank. It was then returned to the recipient 'officially impressed' in the standard style of the period.

AN EXCELLENT & RARE GROUP. COURT MOUNTED AS WORN WITH MINIATURES. EF+

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