Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Egypt’ M.S.M. group of seven to Serjeant A. Airlie, Royal Scots Fusiliers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, South Africa 1901 (2709 Pte. A. Earlie, Scottish Rifles); 1914-15 Star (7890 Cpl., R. Sc. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7890 Sjt., R. S. Fus.); Coronation 1911 (Sergt. A. Airlie); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (200483 Sjt., 1/4 R. Sco. Fus.); Fire Brigade Medal, obv. horse-drawn fire-engine, inscribed, ‘1913’; rev. laurel wreath and inscribed, ‘For Long Service’ (A. Earlie, Firemaster), note different spelling of surname on first and last medals, very fine and better (7) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Meritorious Service Medals.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918. ‘200483 Sjt. A. Airlie, R.S. Fus. (Darvel)’. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in Egypt’.

M.I.D. London Gazette 16 January 1918.

This the only M.S.M. to the Regiment for Egypt.