Casualty father and Son Group to the Seaforth Highlanders

EVII Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. Correctly impressed 3398 Cpl J Simpson 3/VB Seaforth Hdrs

 

Condition VF

 

Great War Pair, correctly impressed 3482 Pte W Simpson Seaforths

 

Condition GVF

 

With four solid silver watch fobs, one engraved 'JS' 1908.

 

William Simpson was born in Lhanbryde, Morayshire, in 1897. A pre-war territorial with the Seaforth Highlanders, he was sadly killed in action with the 6th Bn on the 16th of May 1917. He is remembered on the Arras memorial and the Elgin War Memorial. He had been renumbered 266379 at the time of his death. 

 

The Volunteer Force Long Service Medal likely belongs to his father.