A Jock's Malaya Campaign & 'Death Railway' FEPOW medal group of 4: Lance-Corporal John Jarvie 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp (L/C Jarvie. J 2982093 A & S. H.)
- The Pacific Star. No clasp (L/C Jarvie. J 2982093 A & S. H.)
- Defence Medal (L/C Jarvie. J 2982093 A & S. H.)
- War Medal (L/C Jarvie. J 2982093 A & S. H.)

The campaign medals are all contemporary privately engraved

Sold together with below original ephemera:

- Regular Army Certificate of Service (Army Form B.108)

Death Railway Survivor: Extant Prisoner of War records held and accessible at The National Archives record that Lance-Corporal Jarvie was captured at the fall of Singapore Colony on 15 February 1942. John was interred in Singapore, through to early August 1942, and was subsequently transported as FEPOW labour to work on the infamous 'Death Railway' in Thailand, in which country he is recorded as being interred at various camps from August 1942, until being liberated in 1945. In John's own words, he recorded the camps he was interred at in his 'Liberation Questionnaire' as under:

- From 01/03/1942: Singapore, under Camp Leader Captain Lee
- From 07/08/1942: Ban Pong, Thailand, under Camp Leader 'McArthur'
- From 11/01/1945: Chunkai, Thailand, under Camp Leader Colonel Outram
- From 06/05/1945: Nakom Paton, Thailand, under Camp Leader Lieutenant-Colonel Coates
- From 22/06/1945: Sankri, Thailand, under Camp Leader Regimental Sergeant Major Marton

John Jarvie, son of Mrs Mary Stuart (the mothers latter married surname was Stuart), was a native of, Glasgow, Scotland, where he was born on, 5 June 1906. Described as a 'Labourer' John enlisted in the British Army, at Edinburgh, Scotland, on, 10 January 1938. Prior to enlistment, John, by trade a 'Labourer', had been living with his mother at, 76 Main Street, Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland. On enlistment John was posted to the Regimental Depot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, where he completed his basic training at Stirling Castle, prior to being posted to the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 'Home Service' was short-lived, and exactly a year after enlisting, he was transferred to 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - the descendent unit of the immortal 'Thin Red Line' - which battalion was then stationed in Madras Presidency of British India. John's record of service during his Army Service are:

- 10/01/1938 - 10/01/1939: Home service (1/A&SH)
- 11/01/1939 - 07/08/1939: India (2/A&SH)
- 08/08/1939 - 14/02/1942: Singapore & Malaya
- 15/02/1942 - 18/10/1945: Far East Prisoner of War
- 19/10/1945 - 19/07/1946: Home service

Lance-Corporal John Jarvie, took his final discharge from the British Army on 19 July 1946, having completed 8 years 191 days reckonable service

A fine and desirable campaign medal grouping to an Argyll and Sutherland Highlander for the hard- fought ill-fated Malaya Campaign, and years of toil & endurance as a FEPOW service on the infamous 'Death Railway'

Condition: About EF

Code: 23438