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258240 Pte. James Duncan Gowans Simpson British Army 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders from:Aberdeen I received a full uniform set (tunic, kilt and accoutrements) belonging to James Simpson along with a series of documents. These included two paybooks and two certificates of service detailing his interwar, wartime, and postwar regular and reserve service. Simpson was born in 1906, and initially joined the Gordons on 11th of January 1925. Being recalled in 1937, he went to France with the BEF and was at some point captured by the German Forces. He spent the majority of the war confined to Stalag XXB as PoW 19186 before being released at the end of the war. He received the 1939-45 star, the France-Germany Medal and the War Medal. He rejoined the Gordons in 1947, transferred to the HLI in 1948, before finally being discharged in 1950. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**