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British Army Victorian era 'Drummer / Sergeant-Drummer Arm Insignia. In gilt leaf and bullion wire on green flock cloth. Positively identified British Army Victorian era 'Drummer / Sergeant-Drummer Arm Insignia. In gilt leaf and bullion wire on green flock cloth. Positively identified British Army Victorian era 'Drummer / Sergeant-Drummer Arm Insignia. In gilt leaf and bullion wire on green flock cloth. Positively identified British Army Victorian era 'Drummer / Sergeant-Drummer Arm Insignia. In gilt leaf and bullion wire on green flock cloth. Positively identified British Army Victorian era 'Drummer / Sergeant-Drummer Arm Insignia. In gilt leaf and bullion wire on green flock cloth. Positively identified

British Army Victorian era 'Drummer / Sergeant-Drummer Arm Insignia. In gilt leaf and bullion wire on green flock cloth. Positively identified

As worn by Sergeant-Drummer (later Captain) James Grigor, King's Own Scottish Borderers

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DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN BORDERER

Captain John R. Grigor, a familiar figure at Border gatherings, died on Saturday morning at the Lucy Sanderson Cottage Homes, Galashiels. Captain Grigor who was a native of Inverness and nearly seventy years of age enlisted in the King's Own Scottish Borderers while serving an apprenticeship in Galashiels, and saw over twenty-one years service in the Colours. much of his time being spent with the regiment in India. He attained to the rank of drum sergeant-major, and acted for some time as drill instructor with the Territorials at Norham and Galashiels, before being appointed head-janitor and caretaker of the Scottish Woollen Technical College at Galashiels. As drum-major of the Galashiels Ex-Service Pipe Band his soldierly figure was familiar for nearly twenty years at sports and other outdoor gatherings. He is survived by his widow and a son and daughter

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The recipients service papers - an excellent set including his hand-written letter about his Great War / Recruiting service as a Commissioned Officer - are extant and accessible at The National Archives

From the recipients service papers covering his military career (27 years 1011 days) prior to the Great War, the below following is his service history by location:

- Home: 17/11/1881 - 03/01/1883 (1 year & 48 days)
- India: 04/01/1883 - 02/11/1889 (6 years & 303 days)
- Burma: 03/11/1889 - 06/02/1891 (1 year & 96 days)
- Home: 07/02/1891 - 25/02/1909 (18 years & 19 days)

See the recipients full-size medals being sold elsewhere on this website.

IMPORTANT: The sale is for the 'Drum' badge only - the medals in the illustration are NOT included, and only here shown for illustrative and attribution purposes (we will however forward a buyer soft-copies of all the images for their records).

Condition: The badge Very Fine

Code: 24591

SOLD