ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS PRISONER OF WAR BRITISH ARMY QUEENS & KINGS SOUTH AFRICA BOER WAR SERVICE MEDALS 4333 PTE G. SCOUGALL

Description

Boer War Queen’s & King’s South Africa Medals to 4333 Private Scougall, who served with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria’s) during the Boer War, in which he was taken Prisoner by Boer forces 17/9/1901.

Queen’s South Africa Medal with campaign bars TRANSVAAL, RELIEF OF LADYSMITH, TUGELA HEIGHTS & CAPE COLONY correctly impressed named 4333 PTE G. SCOUGALL, RL: IRISH FUS:

King’s South Africa Medal with date bars SOUTH AFRICA 1901 & SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named to: 4333 PTE G. SCOUGALL. RL. IRISH FUS:

Medals are in good condition, with service wear, light scratches and polish rubbing to rim. Medal rolls included for both medals, as well as a brief summary of the P.O.W. action relating to Private Scougall.

Private George Scougall was born in Blyth, Northumberland in 1875. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusilers, the same unit in which his brother John was serving, having enlisted in 1892. George was taken prisoner of war at Blood River Poort on 17 September 1901. During this engagement a thousand-strong Boer commando led by Louis Botha crushed a British force under Hubert Gough; the British lost 23 killed and 21 wounded, together with 241 men taken prisoner, including Private Scougall. On 6/10/1914 he enlisted for service in Newcastle, aged 39, serving with the Army Service Corps, Remount Company. Served France 21/10/1914 – 14/6/1916. He was discharged as ‘No Longer Physically Fit’ 11/2/1919.