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Congratulations! You pipped me at the post on this one!
My consolation was to pick up one to LS from another auction , there were 3 QSAs to the unit on various platforms that week. I think SIM was the pick of the bunch!

Many thanks for sharing.

Cheers Steve

Picture courtesy of Noonan's

QSA (3) Cape Colony, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901 (Lieut. E. G. Fraser-Tytler, Lovat’s Scouts)

Together with related mounted miniature.

MID London Gazette 17 June 1902 (Field-Marshal Roberts’ despatch of 1 March 1902): ‘Lovat’s Scouts. Second Lieutenant E. G. Fraser-Tytler, Lieutenant 1st Volunteer Battalion the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.’

Edward Grant Fraser-Tytler was born in 1856, son of Charles Edward Fraser-Tytler of Aldourie (1817-81) by his second wife, Harriet daughter of Canon John Pretyman.

He succeded to the Aldourie estate upon his father’s death in 1881 and was later instrumental, with the Lord Lovat, in the raising of the Lovat Scouts for service in the South African War.

He served with the Lovat Scouts at home during the Great War in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

The QSA to Lt Fraser-Tytler hammered at £1,000 at Noonan's this afternoon.