Pair: Quarter-Master Sergeant T. M. Scott, South Wales Borderers

South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (2270 Lce. Corpl. T. M. Scott. 2-24th Foot); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1482 Q.M. Sgt. T. M. Scott. S. Wales Bord:) the first with correction to regimental number, very fine (2) £250-300

Thomas Mattingley Scott was born at Northchurch, Hertfordshire, and enlisted for the 13th Brigade at Liverpool on 21 February 1877, aged 18 years 6 months. He was posted to the 2nd 24th Foot in April 1879 and subsequently served at the Cape of Good Hope, 29 May 1879 to 12 January 1880, and at Gibraltar until August 1880, when he went out to India with the regiment. He served just over four years in India but suffered badly from the effects of the climate which eventually manifested itself in chronic Brights disease and was the cause of his discharge on 4 August 1896. He was latterly serving as Quarter-Master Sergeant on the Permanent Staff of the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Sold with copied discharge papers.