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Good Morning Everyone......

Still doing some house keeping and found this group..... I thought that I may have posted it previously but I could not find it so maybe I hadn't...... (Tried a different search engine and found it I had posted but I have added some more information and a photo)
Anyway for your viewing pleasure.....

TATE, F. R.

REG. NO.: 4243
RANK: CORPORAL
REGT: GORDON HIGHLANDERS
BARS: ELANDSLAAGTE, DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, LAING'S NEK

REMARKS / HISTORY:

1) KING’S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL USUAL 2 BARS 4243 SERGEANT GORDON HIGHLANDERS
2) 1914-1918 WAR MEDAL, CONDUCTOR INDIAN ORDNANCE DEPT.
3) INTERALLIED VICTORY MEDAL, CONDUCTOR INDIAN ORD. DEPT.
4) ARMY L.S.C.G., EDWARD VII, STORE SGT. INDIAN ORD. DEPT.

FREDERICK RICHARD TATE B. 09/06/1874.

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902

OPERATIONS IN NATAL 1899, INCLUDING ACTIONS AT ELANDSLAGATE (21ST OCT.) LOMBARDS KOP (30TH OCT.) DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH INCLUDING ACTION ON 6TH JANUARY 1900. OPERATIONS IN NATAL, MARCH TO JUNE 1900 INCLUDING ACTION AT LAING'S NEK (6TH TO 9TH JUNE) OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL EAST OF PRETORIA , JULY 1900 (WOUNDED AT ROOI KOPJIES, 24TH JULY 1900)

THE WAR OF 1914-21 - IRAQ 17TH APRIL 17 TO 31ST OCT 1918.
DESPATCHES, LOND. GAZ., 18 FEB 19

1914 IA LIST SUB CONDUCTOR 04/07/1912, KIRKEE ORDNANCE DEPT.
1920 IA LIST DITTO PASSED IN BALUCHI (LOWER STANDARD) & PUSHTU (HIGHER STANDARD).
1921 IA LIST - CONDUCTOR 13/11/1919. KIRKEE HEAD OVERSEER, STORES.
1926 IA LIST - 1ST COMMISSION 25/05/1924. DEPUTY COMMISSARY WITH RANK OF CAPTAIN 01/02/1926 AT KIRKEE IAOC SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION.
1942 IA LIST - CAPTAIN (DY COMMISS. IAOC. RETIRED 09/06/1929.)

Mike

Very nice, Mike. I like the Gordons. Thank you for the post.

Regards
Brett