The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott

Nine: Regimental Sergeant Major Arthur Shaw, Lancashire Fusiliers
Queen’s Sudan 1896 (3502 Pte. A. Shaw, 2/Lan. Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (3502 Cpl. A. Shaw, Lanc. Fus.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (3502 Serjt. A. Shaw, Lanc. Fus.); 1914-15 Star (10634 S.Mjr. A. Shaw, Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (10634 W.O. Cl.1 A. Shaw, Lan. Fus.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (10634 W.O. Cl.1 A. Shaw, L.F.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V1.R., 2nd issue (10634 W.O. Cl.1 A. Shaw, L.F.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (3502 Pte. A. Shaw, 2nd L.F.) the earlier medals heavily contact marked and bruised, otherwise very fine and better (9)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed By Dr A W Stott.

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Arthur Shaw enlisted in the 2nd Battalion at Manchester on 30 October 1890, aged 18 years. He served in theSudan and in the Boer War and was mentioned in Lord Roberts’ despatch dated 4 September 1901. He was discharged to pension in October 1911, with a life pension of 2 shillings per day, and re-enlisted at the outbreak of the Great War. He went to France as Regimental sergeant Major of the 15th Battalion on 23 November 1915, was wounded (S.W.B. No. H/209), and discharged on 24 july 1916. He was in his 80th year when he received his Meritorious Service Medal in 1951.