Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Company Sergeant Major G. Rollo, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2754516 Pte. G. Rollo. Black Watch.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (2754516 W.O. Cl. 2. G. Rollo. B.W.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (2754516 W.O. Cl. 2. G. Rollo. B.W.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (2754517 C/Sgt. G. Rollo. B.W.) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (7) £500-£700

George Rollo, a butcher from Kirkaldy, Fife, was born on 19 June 1916. He attested into the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) on 28 September 1934 and served in Palestine from 21 September 1937 to 19 August 1939. Serving at Home during the Second World War, post-War he served in Korea from 20 May 1952 to 13 July 1953, before seeing further service directly afterwards in Kenya during the ‘Mau Mau’ rebellion from 14 July 1953 to 6 September 1954. His L.S. & G.C. was issued within Army Order 120/53. Appointed Acting Warrant Officer Class II on 12 July 1954, he was discharged after 22 years and 70 days’ service on 6 December 1956.

Sold with the recipient’s original ‘Red Book’, two shooting medals, one of which is named to the recipient, original attestation paper, copied service papers, original group photographs of the recipient in uniform, and detailed copied research include a press report of the award of a commendation by the Army Commander, Scottish Command, for the recipient’s conduct in helping to save the life of a soldier from drowning, after the lorry that he was travelling in had washed into a loch.