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| John Campbell |
Private John Campbell enlisted in the 1st Battn. of the Gordons sometime in March 1892. While serving in India rather than
returning to Scotland with the 1st Battalion in 1898, he elected like many of his comrades to transfer to the 2nd Battn and it was
with his new battalion that he was shipped to South Africa and besieged at Ladysmith.
His MIC states that his date of entry was Nov 8th, 1914 and was entitled to a 1914 star but there is no reference to the clasp
suggesting that either he did not qualify or alternatively didn't claim it. The Gordons were in the thick of things in November and
if Pte. Campbell joined the Battn. before Nov 22nd he was likely entitled to the clasp. It has been estimated that approx. 35% of
those entitled to the clasp did not receive it for a variety of reasons.
The war diary for early December 1914 notes that recent drafts contained some- "very old soldiers". One man having fought with
the 1st Battn. at Tel-el-Kebir in 1882. Although Campbell was only about 40 at the time he may have been included in this
description.
Pte. Campbell was discharged in 1916 and his MIC notes that he received a SWB although at this point I don't know if there is a
connection
More to follow...
returning to Scotland with the 1st Battalion in 1898, he elected like many of his comrades to transfer to the 2nd Battn and it was
with his new battalion that he was shipped to South Africa and besieged at Ladysmith.
His MIC states that his date of entry was Nov 8th, 1914 and was entitled to a 1914 star but there is no reference to the clasp
suggesting that either he did not qualify or alternatively didn't claim it. The Gordons were in the thick of things in November and
if Pte. Campbell joined the Battn. before Nov 22nd he was likely entitled to the clasp. It has been estimated that approx. 35% of
those entitled to the clasp did not receive it for a variety of reasons.
The war diary for early December 1914 notes that recent drafts contained some- "very old soldiers". One man having fought with
the 1st Battn. at Tel-el-Kebir in 1882. Although Campbell was only about 40 at the time he may have been included in this
description.
Pte. Campbell was discharged in 1916 and his MIC notes that he received a SWB although at this point I don't know if there is a
connection
More to follow...
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