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Private Samuel Muirhead, 4383
1st Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

BIRTH: 1874
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

DEATH: Unknown







Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps Cape Colony, Paardenberg, Driefontein & Transvaal

King's South Africa medal with clasps South Africa 1901, 1902

George V Long service & Good Conduct Medal, recommended 1 January 1912

Brief Overview:

Samuel Muirhead was born in 1874 to a coal mining family in Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland.

There is anecdotal evidence to suggest that his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (nee Forrester), both passed away when he was 8 years old.

In 1892 at the age of 18y2m he enlisted with the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at which time he had been working as an Iron Moulder and his NOK was given as his brother William and was living at Glebe St in Falkirk.

At the outbreak of the 2nd Anglo Boer War he landed with the 1st Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders on the 18th November 1899 and remained in South Africa for 3 ½ years sailing for England on the 29th May 1903.

In 1905 he married Mary Robertson (nee Jack) and they had a son together, Thomas Jack Muirhead.

Having recently been promoted to Lance Seargent he sailed, together with his family, with the 1st Battalion A&SH for Malta in September 1909 and sadly their only son Thomas passed away shortly after arriving in December 1909.

During this time he was the Seargent in charge of the Regimental police.

Their second child, Samual, was born in Malta in August 1912 and shortly thereafter they returned to England in October 1912 and was discharged on the 7th January 1913 having completed 21 years of service.

His discharge papers stated his conduct as “Exemplary” with no offences during the past 10 years of service with no instances of drunkenness during his entire period of service.
 
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