Six: The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge in silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle; Jubilee 1887, silver, with clasp ‘1897’; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857, unnamed as issued; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Major J. W. Scott, R.M.L.I.); Order of the Medjidie, 4th class breast badge in silver, gilt and enamels, with ribbon rosette; Khedive’s Star 1882, good very fine or better (6)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Douglas-Morris Collection of Naval Medals.

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Major General James Woodward Scott was born on 9 September 1838, and joined the Royal Marines in August 1855. He served with the China Expedition of 1857-59 including the blockade of the Canton River, the landing before, and capture of the City on 29 December 1857; also present at the attack and capture of the bridge, batteries and village of Shek-Tsin on the 8th and 9th January 1859.

Scott commanded a Guard of Royal Marines landed from H.M.S. QUEEN for the protection of the British Legation at Athens, during the revolution in July 1863, and received the thanks of the British Minister, the Honourable P. Campbell Scarlett.

As Senior Major with the Royal Marine Battalion, he served throughout the campaign in Egypt in 1882. He commanded the Royal Marines, who in conjunction with the Royal Navy under Admiral Henry Fairfax C.B., landed and occupied Port Said on 20 August 1882 (Despatches London Gazette 8 September 1882). He was present at the capture and occupation of Tel-El-Mahuta, engaged in the two attacks upon Kassassin on 28 August and 9 September, and also at the storming and capture of Tel-El-Kebir. On reaching Cairo he was placed in command of the Royal Marine Battalion, and remained in command during the remainder of the campaign. For his services in Egypt he was promoted to the rank of Brevet Lt-Colonel and awarded the Osmanieh 4th class. He was appointed A.D.C. to the Queen on 5 October 1886, and awarded the C.B. on the Queen’s birthday 1891. In March of the following year he was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Chatham Division, retired as Major General in March 1895, and died at his home in Devon on 16 September 1914. Sold with original portrait photograph.