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Name | Adam, ARCHIBALD |
Lorne MacLaine, CAMPBELL |
Arthur Edward, CUMMING |
James, DAVIS |
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Rank | Sapper | Brigadier | Brigadier | Private |
Force | 218th Field Company Corps of Royal Engineers |
Comd 7th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | Comd 2nd Bn ( Sikhs ), 12th Frontier Force Regiment, Indian Army | 42nd Regiment ( Black Watch ) |
VC won | Ors, France, 4 November 1918 |
Wadi Akarit, Tunisia, 6 April 1943 |
Kuantan, Malaya, 3 January 1942 |
Fort Ruhya, Indian Mutiny, 15 April 1858 |
London Gaz | 6 January 1919 | 8 June 1943 | 20 February 1942 | 27 May 1859 |
Born | Leith, 14 January 1879 |
The Airds, Argyllshire, 22 July 1902 |
Karachi, India (now Pakistan), 18 June 1896 |
Edinburgh, February 1835 |
Died | 10 March 1957, Leith |
25 May 1991, The Airds, Argyllshire |
10 april 1971, Edinburgh |
2 March 1893, Edinburgh |
Grave | Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh | Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh ( image courtesy Steve Davies ) |
Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh | North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh |
Location of VC |
Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham | Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum, Stirling | National Army Museum, London | Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London |
Remarks | None | DSO & Bar OBE TD | OBE MC | None |
EDINBURGH
EDINBURGH
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Name
Samuel,
EVANSSir Reginald,
GRAHAMCharles Thomas,
KENNEDYDavid Lowe,
MACINTYRERank
Private
Lieutenant Colonel
Private
Lieutenant Force
19th Regiment
( Yorkshire Regiment )9th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
att'd 136th Coy, Machine Gun Corps1st Bn, Highland Light Infantry
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
att'd 1/6th Bn, Highland Light InfantryVC won
Sebastopol, Crimea,
13 April 1855Istabulat, Mesopotamia,
22 April 1917Dewetsdorp, 2nd Boer War,
22 November 1900Croiselles, France,
24-27 August 1918London Gaz
23 June 1857
14 September 1917
18 October 1901
26 October 1918 Born
Paisley, Renfrewshire,
1821Calcutta, India,
17 September 1892Edinburgh New Town,
6 January 1873Portnahavan, Isle of Islay,
18 June 1895Died
4 October 1901,
Edinburgh6 December 1980,
Edinburgh24 April 1907,
Edinburgh31 July 1967,
EdinburghGrave
Piershill Cemetery, Edinburgh
Morton Hall Crematorium, Edinburgh
North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh
Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh Location
of VCGreen Howards Museum, Richmond
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum, Stirling
Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow
National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Remarks
None
OBE
None
CB
Name
William,
MCBEANJohn Leishman
MCDOUGALLHenry Peel,
RITCHIEWalter Potter,
RITCHIERank
Major General
Private
Captain
Drum Major Force
93rd Regiment
( Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders )44th Regiment
( Essex Regiment )Royal Navy ( HMS 'Goliath' )
2nd Bn, Seaforth Highlanders VC won
Begum Bagh, Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
11 March 1858Taku Forts, China,
21 August 1860Dar-es-Salaam Harbour, East Africa,
28 November 1914North of Beaumont Hamel, France,
1 July 1916London Gaz
24 December 1858
13 August 1861
10 April 1915
9 September 1916 Born
Inverness,
1 January 1818Edinburgh,
1839Edinburgh,
29 January 1879Glasgow,
27 March 1892Died
23 June 1878,
Shooter's Hill, SE London10 March 1869,
Edinburgh9 December 1958,
Edinburgh17 March 1965,
EdinburghGrave
Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh
( image courtesy Steve Davies )Old Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh
( image courtesy Steve Davies )Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh
Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh Location
of VCArgyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum, Stirling
Not publicly held
( VC reported stolen )Not publicly held
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonRemarks
None
None
None
None
Name
William,
ROBERTSONGeorge,
WILSONRank
Lieutenant Colonel
Private
Force
2nd Bn, Gordon Highlanders
2nd Bn, Highland Light Infantry
VC won
Elandslaagte, 2nd Boer War,
21 October 1899Verneuill, France,
14 September 1914London Gaz
20 July 1900
5 December 1914
Born
Dumfries,
27 February 1865Edinburgh,
29 April 1886Died
6 December 1944,
Edinburgh22 April 1926,
EdinburghGrave
Portobello Cemetery, Edinburgh
Piershill Cemetery, Edinburgh
Location
of VCNational War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow
Remarks
CBE
None