CORPORAL R. BEST, 1/5TH (CITY OF GLASGOW) BATTALION HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY. Four: 1914-15 Star (163 Private, Highland Light Infantry) British War and Victory Medals (163 Corporal Highland Light Infantry) Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, George V

CORPORAL R. BEST, 1/5TH (CITY OF GLASGOW) BATTALION HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY. Four: 1914-15 Star (163 Private, Highland Light Infantry) British War and Victory Medals (163 Corporal Highland Light Infantry) Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, George V (200009 Corporal, 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry). Silver medals with attractive old dark tone, obverse rim bruise at 6 o’clock to BWM, otherwise generally Good Very Fine to Almost Extremely Fine and mounted loose style on bar, as worn, original ribbons.

Note low service number on 14-15 Star, which indicates that Best was serving with the Highland Light Infantry when the Territorial Force came into being in 1908.

With photocopied medal index card which confirms that Richard Best first saw service in Gallipoli, entering that theatre of operations on 2/7/1915 (the 1/5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry sailed from Mudros for Gallipoli as a unit on 2/7/1915). M.I.C. confirms award of Territorial Efficiency Medal in 1919, which would indicate that Best originally enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry circa 1906-07.