County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Issued on: Return
Dates of presentations: 30/11/1900, 19/12/1900, abt. Jun 1902, bef. 06/10/1902
Number issued: c. 14
Gold Maltese cross badges, to:
30/11/1900 presentation
Volunteer Active Service Company, King's Own Scottish Borderers ["H" Company, Galloway Rifles] –
7004 Sergeant George MILBURN
6969 Private Thomas McGOFFOG
6992 Private Robert CROSBIE
and 3 unnamed volunteers
Presentation made by Provost Shaw, in the Town Hall, Dalbeattie.
19/12/1900 presentation
Royal Scots Fusiliers (Reserve) –
2203 Private John McMILLAN
1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers (Reserve) –
2632 Private E. FORREST
17th (Ayrshire) Company, 6th Bn. Imperial Yeomanry –
1526 Trooper Leo Ridley SOWERBY
Presentation made by Colour-Sergeant Gallagher, at the Crown Hotel, Dalbeattie.
Unrecorded presentation (June 1902?)
2nd Volunteer Active Service Company, King's Own Scottish Borderers ["H" Company, Galloway Rifles] –
7327 Private Gordon COUTTS
7326 Private John McKINNEL
and other volunteers?
Bef. 06/10/1902 presentation
3rd Volunteer Active Service Company, King's Own Scottish Borderers ["H" Company, Galloway Rifles] –
???? Private BROWN
8563 Private James DONNAN
8555 Private David SEGGIE
Presentation made by Mrs Maxwell of Kirkennan.
Described as: "Gold Maltese badges, with the burgh seal engraved in the centre and a gold clasp at the top, with the words 'South Africa' engraved thereon".
Note: no record has been found of a presentation of medals to members of the 2nd Volunteer Active Service Company. However, it can be safely assumed that these men received badges, given that those who returned before and after them were thus rewarded.
North British Daily Mail, 24/11/1900
Edinburgh Evening News, 01/12/1900
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Glasgow Herald, 1st December 1900
Dalbeattie.
The men of H Company Galloway Rifles arrived at Dalbeattie, and were accorded a great reception. They were met at the station by the Provost and Magistrates and the Volunteer Company. A banquet was held in the Town Hall in the evening, at which there was a tremendous crush. Mr Maxwell, M.P., gave the toast of “The Imperial Forces”, and spoke at length of the war in South Africa, eulogising the work done by the citizen soldiers. During the evening the Provost presented six Volunteers with gold maltese badges.
The Scotsman, 21st December 1900
PRESENTATION TO SOLDIERS.
On Wednesday evening there was a good gathering of Dalbeattie people in the Crown Hotel to do honour to soldiers who had gone through the campaign in South Africa, viz.: - Private J. McMILLAN, Scots Fusiliers; Private FORREST, K.O.S.B., reservist; and Trooper L.R. SOWERBY, Ayrshire Yeomanry. Each soldier was presented with a gold badge in the form of a Maltese cross.
Glasgow Herald, 21st December 1900
On Wednesday evening there was a good gathering of Dalbeattie folks in the Crown Hotel, Dalbeattie, to do honour to soldiers who had gone through a part of the campaign in South Africa – viz., Private J. McMILLAN, Scots Fusiliers; Private FORREST, K.O.S.B., Reservist; and Trooper L.R. SOWERBY, Ayrshire Yeomanry. Mr J.A. Callan presided. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were submitted from the chair, and heartily responded to. Colour-Sergeant Gallagher submitted the toast of the evening, “Our Guests”, and thanked the company for the honour they had conferred upon him of proposing the toast of his brothers in arms. He then presented each soldier with a gold badge in the form of a Maltese cross. Sergeant Mundell proposed the toast of the “Waiting Men in the Active Service Contingent”, to which Private H. Kerr replied. Other toasts and songs followed.
The Scotsman, 6th October 1902
DALBEATTIE.
Mrs Maxwell of Kirkennan has presented gold medals to Privates BROWN, DONNAN, and SEGGIE, members of the third active service contingent of H Company, Galloway Rifles, who have just returned from South Africa.
