State: New South Wales, Australia
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 11/04/1902
Number issued: 1
Gold locket, to:
3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles (Draft) –
2720 Trooper Richard CAMERON
Subscribed for by comrades in the Maclean Company, New South Wales Scottish Rifles.
2367 Trooper John Hill GARVEN, 3rd N.S.W.M.R., received gold sleeve links and a silver matchbox.
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Clarence River Advocate, 15th April 1902
Welcome Home to Soldiers.
On Friday evening the Maclean Company of Scottish Rifles tendered a smoke concert to Troopers J. GARVEN and R. CAMERON, to welcome them back from South Africa. There was an attendance of about 80 persons. Captain Mackay presided. The returned troopers wore presented with addresses of welcome, and tokens. Trooper CAMERON was presented with a gold locket, and Trooper GARVEN with a pair of gold sleeve links and a match box, which it had been intended to present to him before his departure for the front. In replying to the toast of his health, Trooper CAMERON denied the allegations that had recently been made against the British soldiers in South Africa. There was no opportunity given, he said, for soldiers to behave as it had been alleged they did. During the evening songs were given by Messrs D. McPhee, McDonald, P. O'Shea, W. Robinson, Phillips, and H. Renwick, the latter also accompanying the other singers on the piano. Mr C.J. Clarke gave a recitation and Mr M. Ryan danced a hornpipe. The pipers of the Scottish Rifles were also present and contributed several musical items. The toasts were as follows: —'The King', by Lieut. Lobban; 'Our Guests', by Captain Mackay, Troopers CAMERON and GARVEN responding; 'The Army and Navy', by Mr Phillips, supported by Mr D. See and responded to by Staff-Color-Sergt. Chedgey; 'Our absent comrades', by Lieut. Cameron; Troopers CAMERON and GARVEN responding.
Clarence & Richmond Examiner, 15th April 1902
MACLEAN, Monday.
WELCOMING RETURNED SOLDIERS.
On Friday evening the Maclean Company of Scottish Rifles welcomed home two of their former number, namely Troopers GARVEN and CAMERON, who were associated with Remington's column in South Africa. Captain Mackay presided, and presented Trooper GARVEN with a silver match box and a set of gold links, and Trooper CAMERON with a gold locket, each article being presented by the local Scottish Rifles. Harmony was indulged in, and a pleasant evening was spent.
