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QSA (3) Cape Colony, OFS, Belfast (6201 Drmr J. Lawrence Royal Scots);
KSA (2) (Pte Rl Scots on KSA)

With copied service papers and rolls, James Lawrence was born in 1882, enlisted 27/9/97 aged 14 with trade listed as musician, transferred to ASC 18/11/08, appointed trumpeter 31/7/09, discharged 17/5/10.

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Military Cross, GV;
QSA (4) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (7224 PTE. W. WOOD. VOL:COY. RL: SCOTS.);
BWM and Victory Medal (CAPT. W.G. WOOD.);
South Africa War Service Medal 1939-1945, silver, unnamed as issued.

William Grahame Wood initially saw service as a Private (No. 7224) with the Volunteer Company, Royal Scots in South Africa during the Boer War in operations in Cape Colony and Orange Free State as well as in the action at Belfast on 26th to 27th August 1900.

Recalled for the Great War, he was living in Cape Town and was called up to serve as a 2nd Lieutenant in ‘C’ Company, 8th Regiment of South African Infantry from 26th November 1915, seeing service in Kenya, East Africa where he suffered from Malaria during July 1916.

He arrived back in Durban aboard HMS Kinfauns Castle on 22nd February 1917 along with the rest of the regiment. He would then be appointed Temporary Captain on 15th April 1917, this being confirmed in the LG of 17th October 1917.

In the meantime, Wood would once again travel to East Africa on 13th June 1917 aboard HMS Anchises where he would again take part in the pursuit of the German Army. The greatest enemy of the South African’s during this campaign was the tropical climate with numerous casualties to Malaria, Dysentery and other tropical diseases greatly reducing their fighting ranks.

Wood would be awarded the Military Cross for distinguished service in the field as a Temporary Captain in the LG of 1st January 1918.

Subsequently returning to South Africa he was released from Temporary Imperial Service and relinquished his commission on 12th December 1918.

By pure chance I have Captain Wood's original Military Cross in my collection:

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QSA (6) Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (3744 Pte J. Tegg, Royal Scots.);
[ KSA (2) ]

QSA (6) on WO100/166p94. KSA (2) listed on WO100/319p83. Note says issued 7 April 1910 to an address in Reading.

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QSA (4) Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1902 (8294 PTE. W. MCGRAW. VOL: COY RL: SCOTS);
IGS 1908 (1) North West Frontier 1908 (10042 PTE W MCGRAW 1ST BN SEA HIGHRS);
1914 Star Medal with copy clasp (10042 PTE W. MCGRAW 2/SEA: HIGHRS);
British War and Victory Medals (10042 PTE W. MCGRAW SEA HIGHRS);
Defence Medal, privately engraved (10042 W. MCGRAW)

Described as:

21-year-old William McGraw from Leith, Midlothian, attested for the Volunteer Company Royal Scots on 10th February 1902, he served for a total of 155 days of which 141 were spent in South Africa before his discharge on 14th July 1902. He re-attested for the Seaforth Highlanders on 22nd November 1906 serving on the Indian Frontier, he transferred to the Army Reserve on 27th March 1914. As war loomed, he was posted to the Seaforth Highlanders on 5th August 1914 and served with the Regiment in France from 23rd August 1914. In May 1916 he transferred to the North Staffordshire Regiment (23837) and in June 1918 he requested a transfer to the Royal Army Medical Corps and was discharged in August 1918 having served for 12 years and 78 days. Post war he settled in Edinburgh and it is believed he earnt his Defence Medal serving with the Home Guard. Queens South Africa Medal and all clasps confirmed on the rolls, as is the India General Service Medal and clasp, entitlement to the clasp to the 1914 Star is also confirmed. A nice group covering over 40 years’ service.

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Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. W. Stride.);
QSA (4) Paardeberg, Belfast, Natal, Cape Colony (7446 Serjt: W. Stride, Rl: Scots.), copy clasps;
KSA (2) (7446 Serjt: W. Stride, Rl. Scots.) renamed,

Desxcribed as: W. Stride served with the 2nd Volunteer Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots in South Africa during the Boer War from 12 April 1901, and according to the medal roll was entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with the clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902; he was not entitled to a KSA.