Three: Warrant Officer J. Milne, Machine Gun Corps, late Cameron Highlanders, who was awarded the D.C.M. in the Boer War

1914-15 Star (P-125 Sjt., Cam’n. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (P-125 W.O. Cl. 2, Camerons) very fine and better (3) £120-160

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

James Milne was born in Keith, Banffshire. A labourer by occupation, he attested for service in the Cameron Highlanders on 3 January 1894, aged 19 years, 2 months, having previously served in the 3rd Royal Highlanders Militia. With them he served in Gibraltar, January 1895-October 1897; Egypt and Sudan, October 1897-March 1900 and South Africa, March 1900-October 1902. For his services in the Sudan he was awarded the Queen’s medal and the Khedive’s medal with clasps for The Atbara and Khartoum. He gained his Certificate for Mounted Infantry in Egypt, 28 January 1898. For his services in the Boer War he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Queen’s medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill and Wittebergen. He was discharged to the Army Reserve in April 1903 and was discharged from the reserve after his second period of engagement in 1910. With the start of the Great War Milne re-enlisted into the Cameron Highlanders on 18 August 1914. With the rank of Serjeant in the Camerons he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 10 May 1915, serving there until 28 September before being posted back to the U.K. He was transferred to the M.G.T.C. in February 1916 and was promoted to C.S.M. (W.O. 2nd Class) in March. He returned to France on 16 June 1916 but was wounded on 24 March 1918 and returned home on 31 March being posted to the M.G.C. Sold with a quantity of copied service papers.