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Picture courtesy of Spink

Egypt (1) Gemaizah 1888 (2641. Pte J. Dance. 2/K.O. Sco: Bord:);
IGS 1895 (1) Relief of Chitral 1895 (2641 Pte J. Dance 2nd Bn K.O. Sco. Bord:);
QSA (3) Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (2641 Pte J. Dance. K.O.Scot: Bord:);
Khedive's Star, undated

James Dance was born at Hurst, Wokingham, Berkshire. He was a Groom by trade and also saw service with the 3rd (Militia) Bn Royal West Surrey Regiment. Dance enlisted into the King's Own Scottish Borderers at Aldershot on 24 February 1888. He served in Egypt between 19 July-2 December 1888 and then served in the Eastern Soudan between 3-31 December 1888. He returned to Egypt on 1 January 1889 - 1 January 1890. He then served in the East Indies from 2 January 1890 - 31 January 1896. On completion of this Dance returns to the U.K. on 1 February 1896 where he remains until 4 January 1900. He is sent to South Africa on 5 January 1900 - 16 January 1901. Dance then returns to the U.K. for the final time on 17 January 1901 and is discharged on 23 February 1901.

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg (4015 Qr: - Mr: -Sjt: P. Connolly. K.O. Scot: Bord:);
KSA (2) (4015 Qr: - Mr: -Sjt: P. Connolly. K.O. Scot: Bord:);
Army LS&GC VR, 3rd issue, small letter reverse (4015 Q.M. Sgt. P. Connolly. K.O.S. Bord.) engraved naming

Patrick Murphy, alias Connolly, was born in Inishcrone, Co. Donegal, in 1863. He attested into the King’s Own Scottish Borderers with the regimental number 3124 on 31 December 1880. Renumbered 4015, he was later appointed Quarter Master Sergeant and served in South Africa during the Boer War. He was discharged at Berwick on Tweed on 16 November 1902, giving his intended place of residence as Dalhousie, Midlothian.

Picture courtesy of Warwick and Warwick

QSA (2) Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (7460 Pte G. Neilson K.O. Scot Bord,};
1914 Star and Bar (7460 Cpl-A.Sjt G. Neilson K.O. Sco Bord};
BWM and VM (7460 C-Sjt G. Neilson K.O. Sco Bord};
ISM GVI (George Neilson);
Belgian Croix de Guerre

George Neilson's Croix de Guerre was announced in the London Gazette dated 12th July 1918. His ISM was announced in the London Gazette dated 7th June 1940 as a Postman Alexandria Sub-Office, Dumbarton. With copied LGs and MIC, he landed France 25/10/14.