British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Royal Victorian Medal awarded to Sergeant Robert Mills, Royal Guards Reserve Regiment, late Scots Guards, for services at the funeral of Queen Victoria

Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver (Sgt. R. Mills, R.G.R.R.) in fitted case of issue, extremely fine and an interesting lot
£400-500

Sold with parchment Discharge Certificate from the Scots Guards, dated 19 February 1833; parchment Enrolment Certificate into First Class Army Reserve, dated 20 February 1883; two further parchment Discharge Certificates, dated 11 August 1893 and 13 March 1901; parchment Certificate of Character, dated 13 March 1901; black edged admission ticket for Mrs Mills to Wellington Barracks, February 2nd, 1901; and embroidered red cloth ‘Guards R.R.’ shoulder strap.

Robert Mills was born in the Parish of Tydarnet, near Ballinode, County Monaghan, and enlisted at Monaghan for the Scots Fusilier Guards on 19 February 1877, aged 18. He saw no overseas service and gained no campaign medals during his period of limited engagement. He was passed to the Reserve on 19 February 1883, serving for a further 6 year period before re-enlisting for a further four years in the 1st Class Army Reserve on 12 August 1889. He was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Silver in March 1901, for services at the funeral of Queen Victoria the previous month, and finally discharged from the Royal Guards Reserve Regiment on 13 March 1901.