Auction Catalogue

22 September 2000

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 680

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22 September 2000

Hammer Price:
£150

Three: Private J. Toland, Royal Scots Fusiliers

1914-15 Star (6691 Pte., R. Sc. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (6691 Pte., R. S. Fus.); together with Great War tribute medal, in silver and enamels, 32mm, obverse with enamelled arms of Maybole, reverse inscribed ‘Presented by the people of the Burgh & Parish of Maybole to J. Toland, R.S.F. in commemoration of the Great War 1914-1918’, good very fine or better (4) £100-130

Private John Toland was born in Partick, Glasgow and enlisted at Maybole, Ayrshire. He was killed in action Gallipoli 12 July 1915.