BOER WAR/1914 STAR TRIO GROUP OF FIVE TO OGILVIE-ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS

Queens South Africa Medal( Ghost dates) calsps: CAPE COLONY/TUGELA HEIGHTS/ORANGE FREE STATE/REL OF LADYSMITH/TRANSVAAL Kings South Africa Medal,clasps; SOUTH AFRICA 1901/SOUTH AFRICA 1902.
NAmed to: 5542 PTE A OGILVIE 2 R SCOTS FUS.
1914 Star trio, named to: 12755 PTE A OGILVIE R SCO FUS
( 2/R Sco Fus on star)
Medals very fine and better
Angus Ogilvie was born in Angus, Dundee, Scotland in 1879.He attested for the Royal Highlanders in August 1897,and transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers.He was discharged in 1909,and served for another term of over four years,being finally discharged in April 1914
He then attested for the Royal Scots Fusiliers(Special Reserve) on 27th August, 1914.He arrived in France on the 6/10/1914, and is entitled to the clasp.He later served in the Labour Corps.
In 1917 whilst on escort duties, he went absent without leave whilst escorting prisoners to Barlinnie detention Centre-at Glasgow Central StaTion he asked permission to go to the Lavatory, and apparently dissapeared -later hitting his head whilst falling down the steps of a Tramcar,and ending up in Hospital!
He was discharged in 1919.Copy papers available online

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