The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

Five: Private M. T. Scott, Manchester Regiment

General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Malaya (4611763 Pte., Manch. R.) second clasp loose; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed, mounted as worn, edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (5)
£160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Michael Thomas Scott was born on 10 December 1915. Living at Stalybridge, Cheshire, he enlisted into the Manchester Regiment on 16 January 1935. He served overseas in Egypt, October 1935-January 1938; Palestine January-September 1938 and served in Singapore from September 1938. Scott was captured by the Japanese with the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. He remained a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese for the remainder of the war; and was held in camps whose leaders were Captain Edgar, R.E., 13 March-10 August 1942; and Captain McGhee, Gurkha Regiment, 25 July 1944-8 August 1945. On his repatriated P.O.W. medical, 2 February 1946, it was noted he had suffered, ‘shrapnel wounds, ulcers, malnutrition and beri-beri.’ Transferred to the Reserve on 29 September 1946, he re-enlisted as a Bandsman in the Manchester Regiment on 21 February 1947, becoming a Private in November 1948. Served in the B.A.O.R., July 1948-February 1955 and in FARELF (Malaya), May 1955-June 1957. Served in the Military Provost Staff Corps, November 1950-December 1951. Transferred from the Manchester Regiment to the Royal Scots Fusiliers as a Fusilier Bandsman in November 1955 and back to the Manchester Regiment in January 1958 and thence to the 5/7 Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (T.A.) Band in July 1958. Discharged on 25 July 1959 and died on 19 August 1981. With copied service notes and other research.