WW1 C.B.E & BRITISH WAR MEDAL (SOLE ENTITLEMENT) COLONEL COMMANDANT 2nd SCOTTISH DIVISION & FORMERLY COLONEL COMMANDING 2nd A&S.HIGHRS WW1 C.B.E & BRITISH WAR MEDAL (SOLE ENTITLEMENT) COLONEL COMMANDANT 2nd SCOTTISH DIVISION & FORMERLY COLONEL COMMANDING 2nd A&S.HIGHRS

WW1 C.B.E & BRITISH WAR MEDAL (SOLE ENTITLEMENT) COLONEL COMMANDANT 2nd SCOTTISH DIVISION & FORMERLY COLONEL COMMANDING 2nd A&S.HIGHRS

1st type military C.B.E & WW1 British War Medal
To- COL.S.PATERSON
Colonel Stanley Patterson was born in Edinburgh 1860 & was commissioned in to the H.L.I Militia in 1877. He transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in 1879 & by 1903 he was Colonel commanding the 2nd battalion. He retired on half pay in 1907 but was recalled for service in WW1 & was commandant of the 2nd Scottish district for the duration of WW1. He was issued a class B mention & the British war medal to go with his C.B.E which was published in the London gazette 3-6-1919. He owned estates in Kenya, Gloucestershire & Scotland & was a well known medal collector & amassed a good quality collection that he sold via Sotheby's in 1934. He died in 1950 & was recorded as a well known elephant hunter. He commanded the guard when Queen Victoria inspected the Scottish Militia in Greenock 1892 & saved her majesty from injury when a volunteers horse became spooked & tried to mount the queens carriage. Colonel Patterson pulled the horse from the carriage & was invited to dinner by the queen for his efforts.

A keen hunter, his unfortunate encounter with an elephant is recorded in The Times of 29 September 1890.

‘.... while shooting in an unfrequented part of the Malacca Peninisula, between Mear and the Gemeuchi river. Captain Paterson’s gun missed fire, and the elephant he was hunting knocked him down, pinned him to the ground by driving a tusk through one of his thighs, and then attempted to crush him by kneeling on him. Captain Paterson, however, held on by the other tusk, whereupon the elephant passed his trunk round the captain’s waist, threw him to a distance of about 30 yards, and left him. Lieutenant Sutherland, who was with Captain Paterson, did the best he could for his friend, but it was 27 hours before the latter could obtain any water beyond what Captain Sutherland squeezed out of plants into his mouth. It was also eight days before he could obtain any medical aid. In addition to the wound, Captain Paterson suffered severe internal injuries from the elephant’s trunk. .... The scene of the accident is believed to be a part of the country previously untrodden by white men.’
EF & The British War Medal & C.B.E are the recipients only medal entitlement. Other than a silver war badge for WW1 & he is not entitled to the Victory medal or any other awards. Complete with research details.

Code: 56585

695.00 GBP