Captain James Scott (1821-1890), born Edinburgh, Scotland;enlisted as Private Royal Engineers

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Captain James Scott (1821-1890), born Edinburgh, Scotland;enlisted as Private Royal Engineers

South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1878 (Capt: J. Scott, Ft.)


Captain James Scott (1821-1890), born Edinburgh, Scotland;enlisted as Private Royal Engineers, 1844; served with the 9th, 10th
and 15th Companies during the Second Kaffir War, 1847-48 and the

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