Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Sapper. R. B. Mackie, Royal Engineers

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (4974 Spr., Tel. Bn. R.E.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (4974 Sapr., R.E.) minor contact marks, very fine (2) £200-240

Robert Brown Mackie was born in Avondale, Stratheven, Lanarkshire. A Watchmaker by occupation, he attested for the Royal Engineers at Chatham on 27 February 1900. With them he served in South Africa, 7 December 1901-28 October 1902, and in Somaliland, 28 July 1903-22 December 1904. Mackie was transferred to the Army Reserve on 29 March 1905 and discharged on 26 February 1912. Sold with copied service papers which confirm clasps