Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Acting Corporal J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade, later 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded at Ypres on 23 April 1915

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2961. Pte. J. Dalrymple. 2/R. Bde:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple. Rifle Brigade.); 1914-15 Star (10645 L. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (10645 A. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4-Can. Inf.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, generally good very fine (7) £500-£700

John Dalrymple, a shoemaker by trade, was born in 1875 and attested for the Rifle Brigade at Macclesfield, Cheshire on 22 August 1893. He served with his unit in Hong Kong from 22 October 1895, he then went on to Singapore and Malta, before proceeding in 1898 for service with the Nile Expedition during the Sudanese operations.

Dalrymple served in South Africa during the Boer War from 2 October 1899, and was present at the actions at the Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek and Belfast. He was sentenced by Field General Courts Martial to 1 year hard labour for sleeping at his post while sentinel; the sentence was commuted to 84 days Field Imprisonment which he served from September to November 1901. He was granted permission to reside in Canada from 17 October 1906 and was discharged at the termination of his engagement on 21 August 1909.

Following the outbreak of the Great War Dalrymple attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 22 September 1914, and served with the 4th Canadian Infantry on the Western Front from 9 February 1915. He was wounded by a bullet to the right elbow at Ypres on 23 April 1915, and returned to England for demobilisation and discharge.

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