Medals and awards

Dundee Magistrates

County: Forfarshire
Issued on: n/a
Dates of presentations: 31/01/1900 & 00/03/1901
Number issued: 7

 

Replicas of the silver medals given to the active service volunteers, to:

31/01/1900 presentation

Town Clerk –

Sir Thomas THORNTON

Dundee Magistrates –
Bailie DOIG
Bailie NICOLL
Bailie ROBERTSON
 

March 1901 presentation

Dundee Magistrates –
Baillie MELVILLE
Baillie CRICHTON

Baillie STEVENSON

"The other Magistrates received similar medals a year ago".

Described as being in morroco cases.

 

 

 
 
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Dundee Evening Telegraph, 31st January 1900
 

DUNDEE MAGISTRATES FOR THE FRONT.

TOWN CLERK TO LEAD.

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS.

An amusing incident happened at a meeting of Dundee Magistrates this morning. Sir Thomas THORNTON, the Town Clerk, intimated that the Lord-Justice-Clerk would hold a Circuit Court in the city on 19th February. He supposed the Magistrates would turn out to welcome his Lordship, more especially as he had not been to Dundee for many years. Bailie ROBERTSON – Oh yes, you may count on us, if the Boers are not here by that time. (Laughter). Sir Thomas – Oh, I think I will manage to keep them back. (Hear, hear). After this pleasantry the Magistrates left the bench, but were recalled by Lord Provost Hunter, who said – Speaking of the Boers, I have decided to present each of you with a medal – the counterpart of that given to the burgess volunteers last week – so that when you leave for South Africa you may be able to don it on your breasts. (Laughter). Each of the Bailies received the souvenir in morocco case. Bailie NICOLL – Have you not got one, Sit Thomas? Sir Thomas – Oh yes, I’ve got mine already; many thanks. The Lord Provost – When you make up your minds to go to fight the Boers, Sir Thomas is to be Commander-in-Chief. (Laughter). Sir Thomas – Ah, I won’t promise to lead, but I will go behind. …….

……. Bailie DOUG said the least thing they could do was to tender their thanks to the Lord Provost. The medal would be a pleasing souvenir when the war had ceased to be. (Applause). Bailie ROBERTSON also returned thanks, and said that they should be very grateful that the Lord Provost, at his own expense, had done what was necessary in connection with the presentation of the freedom of the city to the volunteers. Bailie NICOLL – We all very heartily endorse what has been said.
 
 
Dundee Evening Post, 31st January 1900
 

IMPORTANT REINFORCEMENTS FROM DUNDEE.

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS.

There is some talk of the Magistrates of Dundee going to the front in South Africa. None of these gentlemen are on the reserve list, but the intimation goes a long way [to] show that there is any amount of reserve fighting material in the town.

The actual business of the Licensing Court had just closed today when there was some sage whispering about the Boers. That reminded Lord Provost Hunter, who occupied the chair, that he had a medal for each of the Magistrates. These were duplicates of the medals which the Lord Provost gifted to the local volunteers who volunteered for service in South Africa.

The Magistrates were rather pleased at this recognition, and a wave of war fervour seemed to pass through the room.

“I got mine already”, said Sir Thomas THORNTON, Town Clerk, as the morocco cases were being distributed.

“Yes, you will have to lead us”, rejoined the Lord Provost. “You are to be the Commander-in-Chief”.

The Town Clerk – I will not promise to lead, but I will certainly follow you. (Laughter).

It was agreed to refer to the minutes to the presentation, Bailie Doig remarking – “The medals will be an interesting souvenir when the war ends”.
 
 
Dundee Evening Post, 15th March 1901
 
Lord Provost Hunter has presented replicas of the medals given to the active service volunteers who have gone to South Africa to Bailies MELVILLE, CRICHTON, and STEVENSON. The other Magistrates received similar medals a year ago.
 
 
 
 
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