FIFE

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF : FIFE

Name Robert Hope Moncrieff,
AITKEN David Ferguson,
HUNTER Charles Alfred,
JARVIS William Thomas,
MARSHALL

Rank Colonel Sergeant Lance-Corporal Lieutenant-Colonel

Force 13th Bengal Native Infantry 1/5th Bn The Highland Light Infantry 57th Field Company
Corps of Royal Engineers 19th Hussars

VC won Indian Mutiny,
30 June to 22 November 1857 France,
16-17 September 1918 Belgium,
23 August 1914 Mahdi Rebellion, Sudan,
29 February 1884

London Gaz 16 April 1863 23 October 1918 16 November 1914 21 May 1884

Born Cupar, Fife,
6 February 1826 Dunfermline, Fife,
28 November 1891 Fraserburgh,
29 March 1881 Newark, Nottinghamshire,
5 December 1854

Died 18 September 1887,
St Andrews, Fife 14 February 1965,
Dunfermline, Fife 19 November 1948,
Dundee 11 September 1920,
Kirkcaldy, Fife

Grave Eastern Cemetery, St Andrews Dunfermline Cemetery
(No headstone) St Monans Cemetery Bennochy Road Cemetery, Kirkcaldy
(Headstone renovated 1992)

Location
of VC National Army Museum, Chelsea Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow Birmingham City Museum 15th/19th Hussars Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Remarks CB None None None

Name	Robert Hope Moncrieff, AITKEN	David Ferguson, HUNTER	Charles Alfred, JARVIS	William Thomas, MARSHALL
Rank	Colonel	Sergeant	Lance-Corporal	Lieutenant-Colonel
Force	13th Bengal Native Infantry	1/5th Bn The Highland Light Infantry	57th Field Company Corps of Royal Engineers	19th Hussars
VC won	Indian Mutiny, 30 June to 22 November 1857	France, 16-17 September 1918	Belgium, 23 August 1914	Mahdi Rebellion, Sudan, 29 February 1884
London Gaz	16 April 1863	23 October 1918	16 November 1914	21 May 1884
Born	Cupar, Fife, 6 February 1826	Dunfermline, Fife, 28 November 1891	Fraserburgh, 29 March 1881	Newark, Nottinghamshire, 5 December 1854
Died	18 September 1887, St Andrews, Fife	14 February 1965, Dunfermline, Fife	19 November 1948, Dundee	11 September 1920, Kirkcaldy, Fife
Grave	Eastern Cemetery, St Andrews	Dunfermline Cemetery (No headstone)	St Monans Cemetery	Bennochy Road Cemetery, Kirkcaldy (Headstone renovated 1992)
Location of VC	National Army Museum, Chelsea	Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow	Birmingham City Museum	15th/19th Hussars Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Remarks	CB	None	None	None

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Name Stewart,
MCPHERSON John,
RIPLEY

Rank Colour-Sergeant Sergeant

Force 78th Regiment
(later The Seaforth Highlanders) 1st Bn The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

VC won Indian Mutiny,
26 September 1857 France,
9 May 1915

London Gaz 12 April 1859 29 June 1915

Born Dunfirmline,
1822 Keith, Banffshire,
20 August 1867

Died 7 December 1892,
Culross, Fife 14 August 1933,
St Andrews, Fife

Grave Culross Abbey Cemetery
(new headstone September 2000) Upper Largo Cemetery

Location
of VC Highlanders Museum, Fort George Not publicly held

Remarks None None

Name	Stewart, MCPHERSON	John, RIPLEY
Rank	Colour-Sergeant	Sergeant
Force	78th Regiment (later The Seaforth Highlanders)	1st Bn The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
VC won	Indian Mutiny, 26 September 1857	France, 9 May 1915
London Gaz	12 April 1859	29 June 1915
Born	Dunfirmline, 1822	Keith, Banffshire, 20 August 1867
Died	7 December 1892, Culross, Fife	14 August 1933, St Andrews, Fife
Grave	Culross Abbey Cemetery (new headstone September 2000)	Upper Largo Cemetery
Location of VC	Highlanders Museum, Fort George	Not publicly held
Remarks	None	None

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