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Auction archive: Lot number 907

Three: The Revd. John Mactaggart, Army

Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$4,090 - US$4,908
Price realised:
£4,500
ca. US$7,362
Auction archive: Lot number 907

Three: The Revd. John Mactaggart, Army

Estimate
£2,500 - £3,000
ca. US$4,090 - US$4,908
Price realised:
£4,500
ca. US$7,362
Beschreibung:

Three: The Revd. John Mactaggart, Army Chaplain’s Department, the only Chaplain to receive either a Kirbekan clasp or a 5-clasp Egypt medal South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (Rev. J. Mactaggart Actg. Chapn. to Troops); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (Ag. Chapln. Revd. J. Mactaggart ; Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, slight contact marks, very fine, rare (3) £2500-3000 Footnote John Mactaggart was born on 11 June 1833. As a Presbyterian Minister, he joined the Army as Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, on 26 December 1865. As Chaplain he served in the Zulu Campaign of 1879 and was awarded the campaign medal without clasp. He then served in the Egypt Campaign of 1882 and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Next with the Sudan Expedition under Sir Gerald Graham in 1884, he was present at the engagements at El Teb and Tamaai. In Desert Warfare, being a chronicle of the Eastern Soudan Campaign, by Bennet Burleigh, it was stated, ‘Two Chaplain’s, Father Brindle and the Rev. Mr Mctaggart (sic), Presbyterian minister, of the Black Watch, deserve more than even ordinary commendation for the untiring and unshrinking way in which from first, to last, in this campaign they not only discharged their own duties, but assisted others. They marched on foot with their men amid the heat and dust; shared their bivouacs and dangers in the fights; mounted guard over water or food when necessary; and ministered to the sick. The wounded men never lacked for anything that either of these clergymen could get, borrow or beg, to alleviate suffering. I am glad to be able to tell that Father Brindle and Mr Mctaggart were staunch friends, sharing whatever they had, and helping one another on all occasions’. The Revd. Mactaggart was mentioned in the despatches of Major-General Sir G. Graham, V.C., K.C.B., Commanding the Expeditionary Force, to Lieutenant-General Stephenson, C.B., Commanding troops in Egypt, dated Suakin 31 March 1884. He served in the Nile Expedition during 1884-85 and was present at the battle of Kirbekan in which he was wounded. For his services he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 25 August 1885) and promoted to Chaplain 3rd Class. His wound is recalled in A Short History of St. Andrew’s Church of Scotland, Aldershot, ‘One of the Senior Scottish Chaplains, the Rev. John MacTaggart (Chaplain at St. Andrew’s, 1885-90), owed his life to his Bible. Once when he was on active service a bullet struck him in the chest but it was stopped by the Bible, which he carried in his breast pocket. ...’ After his service in the Sudan, Mactaggart returned to England and was stationed at Aldershot. He was promoted to Chaplain 2nd Class in June 1890. Then from 1891 until his retirement in 1893 he was stationed in London. The Reverend John Mactaggart died in Edinburgh on 8 January 1910. Only 14 Chaplains received the South Africa Medal 1877-79, 9 with and 5 without clasp. Of the 13 Chaplains to receive the Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89, Mactaggart was the only one to receive the clasp Kirkekan and the only one to receive five clasps. Sold with an original photograph of the recipient wearing his three medals, together with copied research.

Auction archive: Lot number 907
Auction:
Datum:
24 Jun 2009 - 25 Jun 2009
Auction house:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
United Kingdom
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
Beschreibung:

Three: The Revd. John Mactaggart, Army Chaplain’s Department, the only Chaplain to receive either a Kirbekan clasp or a 5-clasp Egypt medal South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (Rev. J. Mactaggart Actg. Chapn. to Troops); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 5 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (Ag. Chapln. Revd. J. Mactaggart ; Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, slight contact marks, very fine, rare (3) £2500-3000 Footnote John Mactaggart was born on 11 June 1833. As a Presbyterian Minister, he joined the Army as Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, on 26 December 1865. As Chaplain he served in the Zulu Campaign of 1879 and was awarded the campaign medal without clasp. He then served in the Egypt Campaign of 1882 and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Next with the Sudan Expedition under Sir Gerald Graham in 1884, he was present at the engagements at El Teb and Tamaai. In Desert Warfare, being a chronicle of the Eastern Soudan Campaign, by Bennet Burleigh, it was stated, ‘Two Chaplain’s, Father Brindle and the Rev. Mr Mctaggart (sic), Presbyterian minister, of the Black Watch, deserve more than even ordinary commendation for the untiring and unshrinking way in which from first, to last, in this campaign they not only discharged their own duties, but assisted others. They marched on foot with their men amid the heat and dust; shared their bivouacs and dangers in the fights; mounted guard over water or food when necessary; and ministered to the sick. The wounded men never lacked for anything that either of these clergymen could get, borrow or beg, to alleviate suffering. I am glad to be able to tell that Father Brindle and Mr Mctaggart were staunch friends, sharing whatever they had, and helping one another on all occasions’. The Revd. Mactaggart was mentioned in the despatches of Major-General Sir G. Graham, V.C., K.C.B., Commanding the Expeditionary Force, to Lieutenant-General Stephenson, C.B., Commanding troops in Egypt, dated Suakin 31 March 1884. He served in the Nile Expedition during 1884-85 and was present at the battle of Kirbekan in which he was wounded. For his services he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 25 August 1885) and promoted to Chaplain 3rd Class. His wound is recalled in A Short History of St. Andrew’s Church of Scotland, Aldershot, ‘One of the Senior Scottish Chaplains, the Rev. John MacTaggart (Chaplain at St. Andrew’s, 1885-90), owed his life to his Bible. Once when he was on active service a bullet struck him in the chest but it was stopped by the Bible, which he carried in his breast pocket. ...’ After his service in the Sudan, Mactaggart returned to England and was stationed at Aldershot. He was promoted to Chaplain 2nd Class in June 1890. Then from 1891 until his retirement in 1893 he was stationed in London. The Reverend John Mactaggart died in Edinburgh on 8 January 1910. Only 14 Chaplains received the South Africa Medal 1877-79, 9 with and 5 without clasp. Of the 13 Chaplains to receive the Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89, Mactaggart was the only one to receive the clasp Kirkekan and the only one to receive five clasps. Sold with an original photograph of the recipient wearing his three medals, together with copied research.

Auction archive: Lot number 907
Auction:
Datum:
24 Jun 2009 - 25 Jun 2009
Auction house:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
United Kingdom
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
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