Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Stoker First Class A. Scott, Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Navy, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War in 1914

1914 Star (293661. A. Scott, Sto. 1Cl. Collingwood Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (293661 A. Scott. Sto. 1. R.N.) BWM officially re-impressed, edge bruise, good very fine (3) £120-£160

Alexander Scott was born at Brechin, Forfarshire, on 20 February 1880 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 31 October 1899. He was advanced Stoker First Class on 1 July 1905, and was shore demobilised on 1 February 1907. He re-enrolled on 17 July 1911, and served with the Collingwood Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 September 1914. He was captured and taken Prisoner of War prior to 20 December 1914, and was held for most of the rest of the War in Germany. Repatriated on 1 March 1918, he was invalided out of the service on 5 September 1918.