£500
A BOER WAR AND POLICE PAIR TO A FAMOUS DETECTIVE AND CASUALTY AT MODDER RIVER. A pair comprising Queen's South Africa Medal with Modder River clasp named to 2976 Pte W. McLean A & S Highrs and a Scottish Police medal for King Edward VII's visit to Scotland 1903. William McLean was born at Dunscore on the 26th June 1870. In 1888 he joined the army and served in India for five years. He was moved to the Reserve and joined the Glasgow City Police in 1896 aged 25 years as a probationary constable. In October 1899 he was recalled to the colours and sent to South Africa with the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders participating in the Battle of Modder river where he was wounded. On recovery he returned to the Police becoming a Detective Constable then Detective Sergeant and Inspector. An account of his time in the Police appeared in The People's Journal on the 11th September 1926. 'Probing the Mysteries of Crimes in Glasgow, Famous Detective Inspector Describes His Biggest Cases'. The tales that were included are just as as exciting and dramatic as the readers of the The People's Journal will have wished. Mounted for display with copied research.
Good condition.
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