County: Kincardineshire
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 14/09/1901
Number issued: 3
"Handsome and costly" gold medals, to:
1st Volunteer Active Service Companies, Gordon Highlanders ["B" Company, 5th V.B.G.H.] –
225 Private James John ABERNETHY
2nd Volunteer Active Service Companies, Gordon Highlanders ["B" Company, 5th V.B.G.H.] –
119 Lance-Corporal Edward BLACKLAWS
118 Private Andrew LINDSAY
Presentation made by the Rev. Thomas Scott (chaplain of the corps), in the St Laurence Hall, Laurencekirk.
Supplied by Mr J.A. Dawson, watchmaker & jeweller, Laurencekirk. Dawson was a colour-sergeant of "B" Company, 5th Volunteer Bn. Gordon Highlanders.
The gift of ex-Major Cameron.
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Aberdeen Press & Journal, 16th September 1901
PRESENTATION OF GOLD MEDALS AT LAURENCEKIRK.
On Saturday evening an interesting ceremony took place in the St Laurence Hall, Laurencekirk, in the presenting of gold medals to the three volunteers of B Company who served in South Africa in the 1st and 2nd Service Companies of the Gordon Highlanders. The volunteers, who appeared dressed in khaki, were – Lance-Corporal BLACKLAWS, and Privates A. LINDSAY and J. ABERNETHY, and they had just arrived from the ceremony in Aberdeen, where they were presented with the King’s medals. There was a large gathering of volunteers and the general public. Rev. Thos. Scott, chaplain of the corps, made the presentation in an eloquent speech. He said he was sure the men of the Howe o’ the Mearns had every reason to be proud of the three members of the company who had gone to the front and nobly done their duty. (Applause). Amongst the many kindly acts of ex-Major Cameron to the volunteers, the presenting of these handsome and costly gold medals was the crowning one. Having referred sympathetically to the death of Mr McKinley, Mr Scott pinned the medals on the breasts of the three volunteers, amid loud cheering. Ex-Major Cameron said he was glad to see the volunteers home safe and sound, and hoped that they would be long spared to wear the honours conferred on them. (Applause). He proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, and Mr Scott returned thanks. The meeting closed amidst loud cheering. The gold medals were supplied by Mr J.A. Dawson, watchmaker and jeweller, Laurencekirk, who is colour-sergeant of B Company.
Montrose Standard, 20th September 1901
Laurencekirk, in common with other places has not been unmindful of her sons who have gone to the front. The three natives who volunteered were on Saturday last the recipients of handsome gold medals, the gift of the veteran volunteer, Major Cameron. The Major has always taken a kindly interest in his “bairns”, and this act of his is only another proof of the generosity and public spirit which has always animated him when dealing with matters relating to Laurencekirk. Long may the Volunteers be spared, as the Major expressed it, to wear the honours conferred upon them both by their King and local admirers.
