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QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL, LOVAT'S SCOUTS
Bars, 'Cape Colony', 'Wittebergen', officially impressed naming - 8737 Pte. R.R. GRAY, Lovat's Scouts : (ROBERT ROBERTSON GRAY - Born around 1874 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, a slater by trade when on 5 February 1900 at Beaufort Castle he attested for The Black Watch 'Special Highland Scouting Corps'. He entered the war in South Africa from 11 March 1900 and served with the 1st. Contingent, Lovat's Scouts. The unit is recorded as being in actions at Ventersburg, Vredeford Kopje and at Prinsloo's Surrender on 29 July 1900. The recipient's Service Papers record that he was WOUNDED IN THE LEFT ANKLE. He returned home on 15 November 1900, and on 4 February 1901 was "discharged at his own request from further services in connection with the war in South Africa" : Note:- the published Casualty Roll shows "8727 Private Grey, R", to be wounded Near Doornfontein on 28 September 1900, but there was no man of that name serving with Lovat's Scouts in South Africa, and the man with the Regimental Number 8727 was Private James Fraser, the Casualty Roll information is therefore totally incorrect, and it would appear that the man referred to as wounded near Doomfontein on 28 September 1900 was infact the recipient.) : Sold with verification, copy Service Papers and other related research. Medal is heavily polished and thus only Fair to Fine but to a Scarce Unit - £325