A Rare First War Gordon Highlanders Regimental Band Touring Medal Auction as he had a history

as he had a history of this throughout his Army career

he was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in August 1876 and was advanced to Captain in March 1885

He was awarded the DSM on June 30

all of whom were volunteers

set with nineteen genuine rose-cut diamond and five genuine rubies

A Rare First War Gordon Highlanders Regimental Band Touring Medal Auction as he had a historySilver, unmarked, illustrating a beaver in the centre of a Scottish garter, backed by a veined maple leaf, inside an open ended wreath of maple leaves with a bow tied ribbon at its base, surmounted by a beaver standing upon a bar inscribed "CANADA", 34 mm x 41. 5 mm, the medal suspended from two bars, the one immediately above the medal inscribed "BELLEVILLE", the other bar inscribed "KILTIES BAND" with a pinback, the medal and bars linked by chains,