Moffat medal on left; Annan on right.
County: Dumfriesshire
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 30/11/1900
Number issued: 6
Gold medals, to:
Volunteer Active Service Company, King's Own Scottish Borderers –
7982 Sergeant Alexander CUTHBERTSON
6978 Private Adam ANDERSON
6979 Private [Corporal] Thomas BURGESS
6977 Private William DAVIDSON
6980 Private James PAGAN
6984 Private Thomas Luck ROBERTSON (killed in a railway accident, Beaufort West [Biesjespoort], 21/10/1900 - did his family receive a medal?)
Presentation made at the Annandale Hotel, Moffat.
Designed and supplied by Mr G.F. Hamilton, silversmith, 132 Leith Street, Edinburgh.
This medal is the same as the one presented to Annan Volunteers.
Note: each of these volunteers probably received a second medal from Dumfries.
North British Daily Mail, 24/11/1900
Edinburgh Evening News, 30/11/1900
Information and images provided by Volunteer
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The Scotsman, 24th november 1900
LOCAL VOLUNTEER RECEPTIONS.
The committee of Moffat Burgh Commissioners in charge of the arrangements for welcoming the local Volunteers returning next week from South Africa have completed their plans. The men will be met at the station by the Commissioners, and, escorted by the Volunteers and pipe band, will march to High Street, where Provost Kennedy will extend a formal welcome to them. In the evening a complimentary dinner will be held in the Annandale Arms Hotel, when each of the service men will be presented with a gold medal as a memento of their return. The medal, which is of a most appropriate device, has been specially designed by Mr G.F. Hamilton, Leith Street, Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Evening News, 28th November 1900
THE WELCOME OF THE MOFFAT VOLUNTEERS.
In addition to the programme of rejoicings already formulated in connection with the return of the Moffat contingent of the Volunteer Service Company, a united thanksgiving service has been arranged to be held in the Parish Church on Sunday evening. The men are timed to arrive from Dumfries on Friday afternoon. They will be met by the Burgh Commissioners and the volunteer pipe band, and escorted to the High Street, where Provost Kennedy will welcome them. At the complimentary dinner a commemorative gold medal and two sovereigns will be presented to each of the warriors, and the surplus funds will also be divided amongst them.
Edinburgh Evening News, 1st December 1900
MOFFAT.
The Moffat contingent arrived home from Dumfries in the afternoon, and had an official welcome from the municipality and a tremendous reception by the inhabitants. After a march through the streets, “Soldiers of the Queen” was sung by the pupils of the Academy in front of the building. In the evening a dinner took place in the Annandale Hotel. Provost Kennedy presided, and proposed the toast of the evening, “Our Guests”, which was honoured with great enthusiasm. Sergt. CUTHBERTSON replied. Each of the service men was then presented with a gold medal and a couple of sovereigns. A smoking concert followed. Tomorrow evening a united thanksgiving service will be held in the Parish Church.
Glasgow Herald, 1st December 1900
Moffat.
Yesterday afternoon, Moffat was en fete in honour of the home-coming of the five members of the local Volunteer Company, who, after participating in the rejoicings and entertainments to the Service Company at Berwick and at Dumfries on Thursday, reached Moffat by the train due at 2.18 p.m. The men were received by the committee representing the Commissioners. Provost Kennedy, in his dual capacity of civic chief and Captain of the Volunteers, gave the men a hearty welcome. Sergeant CUTHBERTSON replied on behalf of himself and comrades. In the evening a complimentary dinner took place in the Annandale Hotel, at which over 60 were present. Provost Kennedy presided, and ex-Provost Young acted as croupier. Each of the service men was presented with a gold medal commemorative of their return, along with two sovereigns, and a smoking concert followed.
Edinburgh Evening News, 1st December 1900
