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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.

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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.

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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.

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Afghanistan (2) Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (306 Pte A. Salton. 1st Seaforth Hdrs:);
Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (1005 Pte. A. Salton. 72/Hldrs.);
Egypt, dated, (1) Tel-El-Kebir (306 Pte A. Salton. 1st Seaforth Hdrs:);
QSA (3) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2660 Pte. A. Salton. 3- K.O.S.B.);
KSA (2) (2660 Pte. A. Salton. 3-K.O.S.B.);
Khedive's Star, dated 1882 (Pte. A. Salton. 1/Sea:Hrs.), all late issues

Medal rolls state the recipient had replacements issued for his full entitlement on 29 July 1924.

Andrew Salton was born at Liberton, Edinburgh in 1859 and enlisted there on 31 July 1877. He initially saw Home Service with the 72nd Highlanders until the following year when he was posted to India and from thence Afghanistan. Salton saw action during the second phase of the Second Afghan War, seeing action first at Charasia.

They were stationed in the centre with the 5th Gurkhas, seeing heavy fighting they drove the Afghans back to the second line of hills. Here two companies of the 92nd Highlanders were detached from the left and attacked the Afghan centre in the flank, between this and the attack from the 72nd to the front the Afghans broke and ran. The Regiment was later present for the actions around Kabul in December which culminated in the successful Defence of the Sharpur Cantonment.

The war seemed won however news arrived of the massacre at Maiwand and General Roberts assembled a relief column which contained the 72nd. They commenced the Kabul to Kandahar march, successfully traversing the dangerous journey at a blistering pace and arriving at Kandahar by the start of September. As such the Regiment was in on the final Battle of the war, when General Roberts smashed Ayub Khan's forces in the heights above Kandahar.

The British withdrew from Afghanistan to India and the 72nd were amalgamated as part of the Childer's Reforms to become the Seaforth Highlanders. They left India in August 1882, being posted to General Wolsey's Army in Egypt for service in the Anglo-Egyptian War.

The Seaforths formed part of the Indian Brigade at the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir, attacking the Egyptian redoubt south of the canal and pushing into the town of Tel-el-Kebir proper. Salton left Egypt in November 1882 and returned to Britain where he was discharged in 1884.

He was to join the Militia almost a decade later on 11 January 1894, attesting with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. With this unit Salton was mobilised on 26 January 1900 and attached to the 1st Battalion for service in South Africa.

Returning to Britian he was promoted Sergeant with the Milita he was promoted Sergeant on 17 July 1903. Salton was finally discharged on 10 January 1908 after an extraordinarily active career.

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CMG, gold and enamel;
DSO VR, gold and enamel
Egypt (1) Gemaizah 1888;
IGS 1895 (2) Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98;
QSA (3) Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg;
KSA (2)
1914-15 Star;
British War and Victory Medals;
Khedive’s Star, dated 1884

CMG London Gazette 23 June 1915: ‘For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field.’

DSO London Gazette 20 May 1898: ‘In recognition of services during recent operations on the North-West Frontier of India.

David Ramsay Sladen was born on 7 February 1869 and was educated at St. John’s College, Oxford. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, South Wales Borderers, on 24 March 1886, subsequently transferring to a Regular Commission in the 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and served with that unit in Egypt and the Sudan, being present at the action at Gamaizah (Medal and clasp, and Khedive's Star). Sladen then went with the battalion to India, where he was promoted Lieutenant in 1890, and Captain in 1897. He was part of the Tirah Field Force in 1897-98, and was listed among the casualties for his roll in holding Dargai Bluff, with splinter wounds to the forehead and cheek. For services on the North West Frontier he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 1 March 1898 and 5 April 1898), and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, being invested with the Decoration by Queen Victoria in a ceremony at Windsor. He was only the second officer of the regiment to receive the D.S.O., and received one of only 35 D.S.O.s awarded for actions on the North West Frontier, 1897-98.

Sladen proceeded to South Africa in February 1900, and saw extensive service during the Boer War, being Mentioned in Lord Roberts’ Despatch of 2 April 1901 (London Gazette 10 September 1901). On his return to the United Kingdom he was posted to the Selkirk Volunteer Rifles (1904-1908) and was promoted Major in October 1907. After additional service in Egypt, Sladen went to India. He was serving as temporary commander of the 1st Battalion when the Great War broke out, and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel. Proceeding to the Western Front on 31 March 1915, he was twice wounded, at Hill 60, near Ypres, on 17 April 1915, and again at High Wood, on the Somme, on 22 July 1916, when his battalion suffered heavy casualties. Sladen remained in command at Vimy Ridge, where the Borderers were in the assault on Bonval Wood, losing 162 officers and men. In July 1917, he was appointed Commanding Officer, 46th Infantry Brigade of the 15th (Scottish) Division during the Battle of Ypres. He remained in command of this brigade until February 1918, when he took command of the Welsh Reserve Infantry Brigade. He was promoted to Colonel in December 1918. For his service during the Great War he was created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1915 and was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 22 June 1915 and 11 December 1917). Subsequently posted to India as a brigade commander, he died in India on 21 June 1923, aged 54.

Note: The recipient’s full-sized awards were sold by Messrs Floyd Johnson & Paine in August 2004.

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QSA (3) Cape Colony, OFS, Transvaal (7085 Pte J. Farquharson K.O. Scot Bord)

1st KOSB attached to the 3rd KOSB.

Invalided to England, 13 November 1901. State clasps listed on WO100/182p164.

Warwick and Warwick do not explain how the clasps ended up like this.