Auction Catalogue

20 September 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 857

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£360

The mounted group of ten miniature dress medals attributed to Sergeant-Piper K. McLeod, Gordon Highlanders, Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R.; Queen’s South Africa, 4 clasps, Elandslaagte, Def. of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast; King’s South Africa, 2 clasps; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, N.W. Frontier 1908; British War and Victory Medals; Delhi Durbar 1911; Army Long Service and Good Conduct, E.VII.R.; Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R.; Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, Medal of the Order, silver-gilt, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (10) £100-150

The recipient’s full-size medals were sold in Wallis and Wallis, 16.10.1985, lot 5.

The D.C.M. awarded for the battle of Elandslaagte, 21.10.1899. ‘So many acts of gallantry were performed that they cannot all be related . It is impossible, however, to allow the wondrous pluck of Serjeant K. McLeod to go unrecorded. This gallant Scot was twice struck, once in the arm and once in the side. He, however, continued to pipe and advance with the Gordons to their final rush. Presently came more bullets, smashing his drones, his chanter, and his windbag, whereupon the splendid fellow had to give in’. [
The National Advertiser refers].