A 'Montrose Scotland' local interest Second World War and 'Multi-Clasp' Special Constabulary Long Service Medal pair: Constable William Morrison Tasker Haughs, Montrose Section, Angus Special Constabulary

- Defence Medal
- Special Constabulary Long Service. GVI 1st type (W. M. T. Haughs.)

Note: The Special Constabulary Long Service Medal with 3 x further service dated clasps, 1946, 1956 & 1966

Important: The recipient's brother's medals (a Great War 'Black Watch veteran and fellow 'Special Constable, are being sold separately on the website, see code )

William 'Wull' Morrison Tasker Haughs - a unique name - was the second son of William Haughs & Jane Anne Morrison Haughs (nee Tasker) was a native of St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, where he was born sometime during the second quarter of 1907. William 'Wull' Haughs was a well known, Dairy Farmer, Freemason, Montrose Golf Club Officer, and long serving 'Special Constable' who lived and worked in St. Cyrus and neighbouring town of Montrose, being a member of the Montrose Section of the Angus Special Constabulary. William married Mary Davidson Beattie, at Montrose, Scotland, on 7 December 1936. 'Wull' Haughs is recorded as having died at St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, on, 29 March 1990

Local newspapers have numerous references / mentions of 'Wull' Haughs, including at least one named captioned group photograph of the recipient together with his wife taken at at a social event in Montrose during the Second World War. Notwithstanding his long years of service to his local community, 'Wull' came unstuck on at least one occasion when he was 'fined' for selling milk that was not as described, reference the 'Montrose Standard' issue of, 25 July 1945, and here quoted below:

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William M. T. Haughs, Waterside Farm, by Montrose, was fined £3 at Forfar Sheriff Court last week. He was charged with having sold to a sampling officer a pint of sweet milk which was not genuine.

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A scarce seen - and positively identified - multi-clasp Special Constabulary Long Service Medal

Condition: About EF

Code: 20947