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SURGEON-LIEUTENANT JOHN CALDER, ROYAL NAVY:
Queen's Korea Medal 1950-53, first type obverse - 'GRA:BRITT:OMN:' (Surg.Lt.:RN.); United Nations Korea Medal 1950-53, (unnamed as issued) : (JOHN CALDER - Born Scotland around 1924 and attended Strathallan School, Perth, leaving in 1941:Played rugby for the school's 1st.XV and was capped for the 1939-40 season. Qualified at Edinburgh University 1946; M.B.,Ch.B. : Employed as House Surgeon at Bridge of Earn Hospital, Perthshire: Commissioned Surgeon-Lieutenant, Royal Navy with seniority from 24 March 1948: Served in HMS. 'Whitesand Bay' during the Korean War 1950-1953: Reverted to Royal Navy Emergency List from 24 April 1953: In 1954 shown as resident at 26 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh 10: Subsequently employed as Registrar at Edinburgh City Hospital, and Microbiologist, Nuffield Tissue Transplant Unit, Western General Hospital, Ediburgh: Last entry in "The Medical Directory", appears in 1983, where he is recorded as being resident at 9 Pitbauchlie Bank, Dunfermline, Fife: Employed Microbiologist, Fife Area Laboratory, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy : HMS. 'Whitesand Bay' was a Bay-Class anti-aircraft frigate launched in December 1944: The ship served with the Pacific Fleet; Mediterranean Fleet; West Indies Fleet and finally the Far East Fleet: Following a refit at Hong Kong the ship was detached for service with the United Nations off Korea in August 1950: As part of elaborate deception operations intended to convince the enemy that a major UN amphibious invasion, infact planned for Incheon on 15 September 1950, would take place at Kunsan, 'Whitesand Bay', landed Royal Marine Commandos and United States Army special forces on the docks at Kunsan, with those forces making sure that the enemy were aware of their visit. In all the ship served six UN operational tours during the Korean War.) Sold with the recipient's Rugby cap from Strathallan School for 1939-1940 and a copy of a photograph of the team for that season; copy entries taken from "The Navy List" and "The Medical Directory" and related research: NEF - £475