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Name | James, LEITH |
George, FINDLATER |
John, PERIE |
Joseph, WATT |
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Rank | Major | Pipe Major | Sapper | Chief Skipper |
Force | 14th Light Dragoons ( later 14th ( King's ) Hussars |
1st Bn, Gordon Highlanders | Corps of Royal Engineers | Royal Naval Reserve |
VC won | Betwah, Indian Mutiny, 1 April 1858 |
Tirah Campaign, NW India, 20 October 1897 |
Sebastopol, Crimea, 16 June 1855 |
Straits of Otranto, Adriatic, 15 May 1917 * |
London Gaz | 24 December 1858 | 20 May 1898 | 24 February 1857 | 29 August 1917 |
Born | Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, 26 May 1826 |
Mill of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 16 February 1872 |
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, 1831 |
Gardenstown, Banffshire, 25 June 1887 |
Died | 13 May 1869, Paddington, London |
4 March 1942, Turriff, Abderdeenshire |
17 September 1874, Aberdeen |
13 February 1955, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire |
Grave | Towie Churchyard, Towie | Forglen Cemetery, Near Turriff | St Peter's Cemetery, Aberdeen | Kirkton Cemetery, Fraserburgh |
Location of VC |
Museum of the King's Royal Hussars, Winchester | Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen | Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham | Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum |
Remarks | None | None | None | * HMS 'Gowan Lea', a Drifter |