Six: Private M. Cargill, Lancashire Fusiliers, late Seaforth Highlanders

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (4437 Pte., 2nd Bn. Seaforth); Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (1437 Pte., 1 Sea. Hrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (7229 Pte., Lanc. Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (7229 Pte., Lanc. Fus.); Army L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (7229 Pte., Lanc. Fus.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (4437 Pte., 1st Sea Highrs.), mounted for display, contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (6) £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount.

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Andrew Smith, alias Martin Cargill was born in Glasgow and attested for the Seaforth Highlanders in 1892, aged 18 years. He served with the regiment in the Chitral campaign of 1895, the occupation of Crete in 1897 and the Nile expedition of 1898-99. In 1899 he was posted to the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers and served with them in South Africa from December 1899 to October 1902. Cargill was discharged in 1913 after completing his second period of engagement. In later life he was employed as a bank messenger; he died in 1943, aged 73 years. Sold with copied service papers and a copy of the death certificate.