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    1. The engraving is not great and certainly not official being likely engraved privately by a jeweller if done by the recipient, the medal roll does not record this medal as being named in any official way and was likely issued first as unnamed. The supposed recipient was the son of Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, 5th Baronet so likely had plenty of money for those fancy silver ribbon buckles and custom fitted leather case. The only possible match would make it the group of Robert Charles William Stewart, later Lt-Colonel 72nd and 2nd Regiment, perhaps he preferred to use his middle name "Charles", he was a Captain since 1855 with the 71st Highland Light Infantry and was awarded the 5th Class Turkish Order of the Medjidie in the London Gazette, 2nd March 1858. Obituary: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Robert William Stuart, formerly a captain in the 2nd Queens Royal Regiment of Foot, died at Ottawa in Canada, on the 21st January 1883, in his 57th year. He was the Second Son of the late Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, Bart, of Harteley Mauduit, Hampshire, by his marriage, in 1815, with Georgina Frances, youngest Daughter of George Gun Esq, of Mount Kennedy, County Wicklow, and was born on the 27th October 1826. He was the last surviving brother of Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, the present and sixth Baronet, who was formerly a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Rifles, Lt of the 71st Highlanders, and Captain in the 7th Lancashire Militia. His other brother Late Major Arthur John Stuart of the Royal Marines died earlier in 1868. During the Crimean War he was rising up the ranks since joining the 71st as a young Ensign in 1846, promoted Lieutenant 1850, he was promoted to Captain without Purchase on 12th January 1855. He appears to have moved to Canada to retire, he had served there with the 71st Foot previously circa 1850.
    2. It looks like it could be a cast copy, I have never seen an M.B.E. in condition like that, all the 'pitting' has revealed some sort of base metal underneath the silver? It should be solid .925 silver so there should be nothing to see underneath but more silver. Also the ribbon is modern and nylon, with an unrelated box, which is a civil box and should be a military issue box. Unfortunately anyone could have done the engraving at any time and without any original documentation or provenance it is hard to confirm, he is certainly missing his 1914 Star trio for his WW1 service which was issued to him in 1922.
    3. If it is correct the unit part will be impressed exactly as "2nd Batt. Grenad. Guards." or "3rd Batt. Grenad. Guards." At the time of the battle the two battalions present of the "Grenadier Guards" were known officially as the 2nd & 3rd Battalions, 1st Foot Guards. Then by the time the medal was issued the medals were all impressed with their new title of Grenadier Guards.
    4. His full service records are available online on Findmypast.com at this link if you can gain access: Findmypast Service Record for 1775 James McCue 2nd Scottish Rifles Upon his discharge in 1889 his role was as his Company's Pioneer, the South Africa Medal, bar 1879 was his only medal earned, he had plenty of the usual ailments over his career, during his service in Calcutta around 1880 he received an accidental slight wound on duty from a local.
    5. That is the distinctive entitlement of a Fusilier from "Barton's Fusilier Brigade" they are the only people (apart from a few outliers) who got Relief of Mafeking & Ladysmith, its a small unit comprised of 27 men from the 2nd Royal Fusiliers, 20 men from 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers, One Officer & 25 Men from 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers and One Officer & 25 men from 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers. You can check which Fusiliers from those units received the DCM and cross check the Q.S.A. rolls, there will only be very few to earn those bars.
    6. LiverpoolMedals

      Waterloo Medal

      Hi reyes! Just found this post do you dtill have the medal and is it for sale? Please let me know Also can supply a steel clip and ring as it should have originally Best regards les R
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