Watch List notes:

Scotland, Forres Academy, struck silver prize medal, 1866, with engraved details: 'The gift of an old pupil - to George Ross Mackessack - best English essayist', 44.5mm; other silver medals (2): Coronation 1902; N.I.R.A shooting prize (Lieut. K. Mackessack); bronze medal of Johann Strauss and an Elgin County Special Constable's badge, numbered 85, generally very fine (5) George Ross Mackessack was born in 1851, served in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, married 1901, later became a J.P. The shooting medal is to his son, Kenneth who was educated at Rugby, joined the Seaforth Highlanders from Sandhurst in 1923, and served in India, North West Frontier 1930-31, Palestine, Middle East and North Africa. He commanded the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders as Lieutenant-Colonel, at the battle of El Alamein, was wounded and mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 1st January 1944). He was Military Attaché in Washington from 1943 to 1946 and retired in 1948 as Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel. (£50-60)