Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Corporal J. Linton, Scottish Cyclist Company, later Special Constabulary

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, S.A. 1901, S.A. 1902 (8505 Corpl., Scottish C.C.); Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R., clasp, Long Service 1940 (John S. Linton); Boer War tribute Medal, in bronze, 45mm, obverse with Virgin Mary in front of altar, arms of Scotland, inscribed around ‘Et Spreta Incolumem Vita Defendere Famam’, reverse inscribed ‘The Royal Burgh of Selkirk to Sergt. John Linton on his return from active service in South Africa July 1902’, fitted with claw and swivelling scroll suspension, original red and blue ribbon and top bar brooch, contained in its original case of issue; together with the remains of a silver half-hunter watch case, hallmarks for Birmingham 1902, the front cover detached, reverse cover missing, and lacking movement, the inner back cover engraved ‘To Sergt. J. Linton, I Company, Border Rifles from Burgh & County of Selkirk in recognition of his services in the South African War, Sept. 1902’; and a silver watch chain, generally good very fine or better (3) £400-500

See Colour Plate III

Boer War Tribute Medals, by M.G. Hibbard states that only two examples of the Selkirk Medal are known to exist.

Sold with comprehensive research detail, including, copied newspaper articles and a photograph captioned ‘Members of The Selkirk Company, Border Rifle Volunteers’, additionally captioned with the names of the sitters, which include Cyclist Sergeant J. Linton.