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The India Medal 1895 to the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

 

All Commissioned Officers & Other Ranks Surname
A - F 
  Other Ranks Surname
  G - N
 Other Ranks Surname
  O - Z
    
Dick Crawford OMRS 1173, has kindly contributed notes from his own studies of the Pipers of the Gordons which we have added in blue text to the remarks column. These are the Pipers that served in the Chital Field Force - there are others that served on the Punjab Frontier in 1897-98.

 

Relief of Chitral 1895 - 1st.Gordon Highlanders. Roll of Individuals entitled to the India Medal of 1895 with clasp "Relief of Chitral 1895" under the terms of Army Order 72 of 1896.

WO 100/78

 
NameRankNumberRemarks
 "Private"  unless shown otherwise
Oakley, C.Armourer Sergeant? To Ferozepore Arsenal.
O'Brien, W.  4349 
Ogg, C. 3193 
Ogilvie, G.Sergeant1984 To 2/ Battalion.
Orman, W. 4569 
Orr, J. 4106 
Osmond, A. 3671 Dead. E/120424/9.
Owens, J.R.L/Sergeant2305 
Oxberry, J. 4576 Invalided.  RHC, BM/36508,7/3/1939
Packer, A.J.Drummer3645 
Paisley, S. 4559 
Pardoe E. 4689 Dead. E/117627/13.
Park, W. 3466 
Park, A. 3195  
Parkin, R.T. 4259 
Pater, J. 4274 
Patmore, F. 3692 Dead. E/120907/10
Patterson, J. 3594 
Patterson, T. 3528 
Payne, J. 4375 
Payne, F. 3812 
Payne, W. 3700 
Payne, J. 4276 Dead. E/118233/8.
Peachey, J. 3474 
Peddie, W. 1985 To Army Reserve
Peddieson, T. 4182 
Pendrigh, W. 3024 To Army Reserve
Penman, J. 3018 To Army Reserve
Peter, T.L/Corporal4080 
Phillips, T. 3475 
Phillips, A.Bandsman1788  
Pickering, J. 4258 
Pickersgill, E.Colour Sergeant1276 E/125351/22
Pierpoint, T. 4055 
Pirie, W.Corporal3367  
Pirie, A.L/Corporal3259  
Pique, W. 3381 Deserted. 68/75/915 {see I O Book].
Pollock, J. 3989 
Pow, J. 5170 
Priest, C. 4672 
Priest, T. 1998 
Probert, S. 4588 
Prosser, J. 3643 
Prosser, E. 3646 
Purkiss, G. 4311 
Race, E. 4532 
Reed, W.C. 3924 
Reid, D. 3408 
Reid, G. 4717 
Reid, J. 3442 
Reid, A. 3607 
Reid, F. 4501 
Rennie, W. 2967 Rennie, William 2967 Enlisted in 1888. Served as Piper in India and Boer War. Wounded in left shoulder at Dargai, 20th October, 1897.
Rennie, P. 4069 
Richards, H. 4568 
Richards, L. 4642 
Riddler, A. 3406 68/R/479 Rep.
Rimmer, J. 3658  
Rimmer, H. 3699 
Ritchie, F.Sergeant2021 
Robertson, P. 4407 
Robertson, J.Colour Sergeant1413 
Robertson, J. 3532  
Robertson, D. 2552  
Robertson, P. 4422 
Robinson, G. 3900 
Rodger, J. 3270 
Rooney, P. 4169 
Rose, E. 3691 
Rose, H. 4392  
Ross, J. 4011 
Rudd, J. 4461 Dead. E/117917/12.
Russell, A. 3369 
Ruston, S. 4653  
Sandall, W. 3743  
Sandell, C.H. 4673 
Sandilands, P. 2140 
Sandley, E. 4206 
Scott, J. 3022 
Scott, J.Corporal3084 To Army Reserve.
Semple, A.L/Corporal3410 
Sennett, A. 3693 
Seyton, W. 4338  
Sharp, J. 3243  
Shaw, J. 4906  
Shaw, C.F.H. 4231 
Shaw, J.Corporal3031 To Army Reserve.
Shearer, J. 2930 T o Army Reserve.
Shelley, J. 4470 
Shepherd, J. 3702  
Shipman, A. 4306 
Shore, E. 3914 
Sidney, A. 4236 
Sills, E. 4612 
Silver, W. 3981 Silver, William 3981. Enlisted in 1891. Served on N.W.F. of India. Appointed Piper and L/Cpl following the campaign. Served in Boer War. Slightly wounded at Komati Poort.
Simpson, J. 2958 To Army Reserve.
Simpson, A.L/Sergeant3202 
Sinclair, J.Corporal2039 
Skelly, H.T.L/Sergeant3405 
Skinner, W. 3716  
Slessor, J. 4520 
Smith, A. 2878 To Army Reserve.
Smith, A. 3932  
Smith, E.  4124 Rep.20/8/32/D/1161 also Punjab Frontier & Tirah 1897-98.
Smith, J. 4127 
Smith, W. 3441 
Smith, T.Colour Sergeant1480 
Smith, W. 3061  
Smith, A. 3238 
Smith, L. 2955 To Army Reserve.
Smith, T.W. 3773 
Smith, C. 2249 
Smith, G. 3573 Medal only returned, scrapped, CRv 156, 21/11/23.AG10/19844.
Smith, J. 3242 
Smith, L. 4604  
Smith, J?. 4611 
Smith, J.L/Corporal3337 
Southin, C. 3766 
Speight, H.T. 4403 
Stace, C. 3565 
Stacey, H. 3763 
Stapleton, J. 4333 
Stapleton, J. 4504 
Steel, W. 4608 
Stephen, C. 2923 Dead. E/120330/26.
Stephen, A.Corporal 1810 
Stevenson, R. 4293 
Stevens, E.A. 4657 
Stevenson, W. 3103 
Stewart, W. 4342 
Stewart, H. 4775 
Stoddart, A.W.?????4218  
Stone, L. 3780 
Stott, J. 3241 E/125508/12.
Straughan, E.H.N.Colour Sergeant 1972 
Stronach, A.L/Corporal 3307 
Struthers, W. 4269  
Stuart, A. 3267 
Styles, J. 4061 
Styran, J. 4566 
Sullivan, J. 3638 
Summers, J.Band Sergeant 2371 
Summers, A.H. 3659  
Sumner, W.E. 3803 
Sumner, J. 2875 
Sutherland, J.L/Corporal5334 
Swan, D.L/Corporal3251 
Swinbourne, F.E. 3505 Invalided.
Tawse, A.Corporal2940 To Army Reserve.
Taylor, C. 2995 To Army Reserve.
Taylor, J. 3995  
Taylor, A. 4489 
Taylor, J.Corporal 2862 To Army Reserve.
Taylor, A. 4205 
Taylor, D. 4086 
Taylor, F.C. 4122 
Taylor, J. 3930 
Taylor, W. 2885 To Army Reserve.
Tess, R. 3604 
Third, G.Piper1144 To 2/Battalion.
Thompson, G. 3223 
Thomson, A.L/Corporal4808 
Thomson, W.L/Corporal3271 
Thomson, G.L. 3897 
Thorns, A.  4454 
Thornton, W. 4445 Dead. E/118290/9.
Tierney, W. 3809 
Timbrell, J. 4291 
Toole, H.C. 4405 
Thumath, W.Sergeant1900 
Tucker, F. 3714 
Tuckey, T.L/Corporal3779 
Turner, E. 4534 
Turney, T.?????723  
Tweedie, H.Drummer3992 
Tyers, A.L/Corporal4192 
Urquhart, J. 3689 
Urquhart, H.L/Corporal4509 
Valentine, H. 4049 
Valentine, J. 4148 
Wade, H. 3910 
Walker, W. 3157 
Walker. W. 3903 Invalided.
Walker, A. 2733 
Walker, J.L/Corporal4770 
Walker, J. 3570 Walker, James 3570, Piper. Enlisted in 1890. Served on N.W.F. and appointed Piper in 1896. Also served in Boer War attached to Johannesburg Police in 1901.
Wallace, W. 4372 
Wallace, F. 3149 
Waters, W 3810 
Warne, J. 4404 
Waterman, W.W. 4362 
Watson, J. 2886 To Army Reserve.
Watson, J. 3192 Dead. E/122779/9.
Watson, C. 4630 
Watson, W.M. 4556 
Watson, A. 4283 
Watt, W.Drummer3334 
Watts, R. 3862 
Way, J. 4622 
Weight, W. 3501 
Weir, W.Corporal3377 
West, W. 3741 
Wheatley, F. 3783 
Whitby, G.N. 3821 
White, M. 3292 
White, W.W. 3881 
White, A. 4400 
Whiting, H. 3851 
Wiggins, A. 3760 
Wigglesworth, G. 2641 
Wilkie, C. 4264 
Wilkie, W. 3981 
Wilkie, W. 3559 
Will, G. 4230 Will, George 4230, Piper. Enlisted in 1892. Slight gun shot wound in the buttocks at Dargai on N.W.F.. Also served in South African War of 1899-1902.
Williams, R. 3199 
Williams, D. 3537 
Williamson, A. 3398 
Willmott, J. 4305 
Wilmer, W. 3886 
Wilson, J.H. 4141 
Wilson, W. 2910 To Army Reserve.
Winchester, W. 3117 
Wood, C. 4301 
Wood, R.L/Corporal4177 
Wood, G.Sergeant2461 E/127615/4.
Wood, H. 4468 
Wood, W. 4354 Dead. E/117920/10.
Wood, H.L/Corporal4262 
Wren, C.J. 4581 
Wrenn, E.Corporal2255 
Wright, R. 4361 
Wright, R. 4126 
Wyatt, R.R. 3584 
Young, J. 4335 
Young, J. 3215 
    
 

 

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