A 'Dyce' man's 'Killed-in-Action' Great War casualty campaign medal group of 3: Corporal Alexander Booth, 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion Gordon Highlanders

- 1914-15 Star (4170. Pte. A. Booth, Gord. Highrs.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (4170 Cpl. A. Booth, Gordons.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (4170 Cpl. A. Booth, Gordons.)

Killed-in-Action: Private Alexander Booth, is confirmed 'Killed-in-Action, in France, on, 22 March 1918, during the 'Second Day' of the German 'Spring Offensive'

Medals Verification: The Great War campaign medals all verified as issued per the respective medal rolls of the Gordon Highlanders, as under:

a). 1914-15 Star: Reference WO 329/2800 (entered theatre of war 'France' 1 December 1915)

b). British War Medal. Silver issue: Reference WO 329/1660 (shows first entered theatre of war No 4170 4/Gordons, later re-numbered 201448)

c). Interallied Victory Medal: Reference WO 329/1660 (shows first entered theatre of war No 4170 4/Gordons, later re-numbered 201448)

The memory of the life and supreme sacrifice of Corporal Alexander Booth, 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion Gordon Highlanders is commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, on the Arras Memorial, located in the Pas de Calais, France

Alexander Booth, only son of Alexander Booth (Railway Labourer) and Barbara Booth (nee Mckenzie) was a native of, Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where he was born on, 21 July 1891. Alexander had an elder sister Margaret 'Maggie', who had been born in 1888. By the time of the 1901 National Census for Scotland, Alexander (then 9 years old) is recorded living with his Grandparents who resided at, 12 Farburn Terrace, Dyce, Aberdeen. Alexander Booth married Mary Mann Johnston, in the parish of St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, on, 22 November 1915 - less then 2 weeks before he left for overseas active service in France & Flanders. Alexander Booth was 27 years of age when he was killed in France. He left a widow Mary Johnston Booth, at, Glenbervie Cottage, Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

The medals mounted in the court-style on a flock backed board, for display purposes

Sold together with some hard-copy photocopied research

Condition: About EF

Code: 22625