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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 278

Six: Regimental Sergeant Major M.N.M. McPhie, Royal Fusiliers, Later Labour Corps
Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (5385 Pte. M. McPhie, 2nd Rl: Fus:), suspension claw re-pinned; King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps, (5385 Corpl: M. McPhie. Rl. Fusiliers); 1914-15 Star (L-5385 Sjt. M.N.M. McPhie R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (L-5385 W.O. Cl. 2. M.N.M. McPhie R. Fus.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st 'Field Marshal's bust' type (154017 R.S. Mjr. M. McPhie. Lab. C.), contact marks to first two, therefore generally nearly very fine, mounted court-style as originally worn (6)

M.S.M. London Gazette 3.6.1919 154017 R.S.M. M. McPhie 636 H.S. Emp. Coy. Lab. Corps
'For valuable services rendered in connection with the war.'

154017 Regimental Sergeant Major Martin Nicholas Macqueen McPhie (1871-1952), born Melbourne, Australia; enlisted Royal Fusiliers, 1895; advanced Lance-Sergeant, January 1899; however, was reduced to Private, 14.5.1899, 'for allowing a prisoner to escape'; quickly re-instated to Sergeant in October of the same year, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa; served with the regiment in India, from 1912; returned to the UK with the outbreak of the Great War, and served with the Regiment in the Balkans theatre of war from 24.5.1915; rapidly promoted whilst serving in Gallipoli, Colour Sergeant, 28.6.1915 and Company Sergeant Major, 4.7.1915; wounded in action (shrapnel to the elbow), 3.7.1915; returned to the UK the following month; Acting Regimental Major, 4.3.1916; transferred to the Middlesex Regiment, before transferring as Regimental Sergeant Major to the Labour Corps, 18.51917; discharged 22.9.1920, having held N.C.O. Warrant Rank for 23 years; in later life resided in Hastings, Sussex.

M.I.D. Unconfirmed.

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