Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private James Beattie, Royal Highlanders

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2597 Pte. J. Beattie, 2: R. Highrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2597 Pte. J. Beattie. Rl. Highrs.) good very fine (2) £200-£240

James Beattie was born at Bervie (or Inverbervie), Kincardineshire, and attested for the Royal Highlanders in Perth on 27 February 1885, aged 22 years 8 months. He served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt 1885-86, but did not qualify for the Egypt medal. He was posted to Malta in 1886 and then to Gibraltar from 1889 to 1893. He was then posted to South Africa on 22 October 1899 to 25 January 1900, and again from 6 October 1901 to October 1902, with a year in India between his South African service. In South Africa he also served in the 2nd Royal Highlanders detachment with the 22nd Mounted Infantry. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal on 1 July 1904 and was discharged to pension on 6 May 1907.

Sold with copied discharge papers.