World War Medals

Queen’s South Africa Medal clasps cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast, King’s South Africa Medal clasps South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals to Sergeant Alfred Joseph Gretton, Royal Scots a former Groom born in Bawdeswell, Dareham, Norfolk in 1878. Attesting for the Royal Scots at Leicester 8th February 1897, he served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa 6th November 1899 to 30th October 1903. Discharged to the Army Reserve in 1904 and from the Reserve in 1909. Re-enlisting for his old Regiment 17th November 1914, he joined the 1st Battalion in France on 6th March 1915. Slightly wounded at Ypres 4th May 1915 left thumb by a shell fragment, he was treated in hospital in France for two weeks. In October 1915 the Battalion went to Salonika where Gretton contracted Malaria in August 1916. Posted Home 5th May 1915, he joined the Depot and was discharged medically unfit for military service 31st August 1918. He died in Uxbridge, Middlesex in 1944. Queens South Africa Medal clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast named. 5967 Pte A J Gretton R Scots. King’s South Africa Medal clasps South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 named. 16180 L Cpl A J Gretton R Scots. British War and Victory Medals named. 16180 A SJT A J Gretton R Scots. With details here extracted from his on line service records. Alfred Joseph Gretton was born in Bawdeswell, Dareham, Norfolk in 1879, an 18 year old Groom, he attested for the Royal Scots at Leicester 8th February 1897. Serving with the 1st Battalion in South Africa from 6th November 1899 to 30th October 1903, transferred to the Army Reserve 7th February 1904 and discharged from the Reserve 7th February 1909. Re-enlisting for the Royal Scots (No 16180) at Melton Mowbray 17th November 1914 he stated his age as 40 years 7 months, a Labourer home address Bayside Cottage, Burton Hill, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, next of kin wife Elizabeth. Posted 13th Battalion 24th November 1914, appointed lance Corporal 5th December 1914, posted 3rd Battalion 31st January 1915, posted 1st Battalion 6th March 1915. Promoted Corporal 1st February 1916 and to Sergeant 27th September 1916. Serving in France from 6th March 1915, he was wounded in action at Ypres 4th May 1915, shell fragment wound left thumb resulting in two weeks in hospital. In October 1915 the 1st Battalion transferred to Salonika, Sergeant Gretton is recorded as contracting Malaria there in August 1916. Discharged 31st August 1918 no longer fit for military service. The item “Medal Group Boer War and First World War Royal Scots wounded Ypres May 1915″ is in sale since Thursday, February 27, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “jcollinsmedals” and is located in Shanklin. This item can be shipped worldwide.