SCOTLAND

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : SCOTLAND

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

BORDER REGION / LOTHIAN REGION

Name James,
BLAIR John Brunton,
DAYKINS John,
GRIEVE William,
ROBERTSON

Rank General Sergeant Lieutenant & Adjutant Lieutenant-Colonel

Force 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry 2/4th The York & Lancaster Regiment 2nd Dragoons,
(Royal Scots Greys) The Gordon Highlanders

VC won Indian Mutiny,
12 August 1857 France,
20 October 1918 Crimea,
25 October 1854 * Boer War,
21 October 1899

London Gaz 25 February 1862 6 January 1919 24 February 1857 20 July 1900

Born Nimach, Gwalior State, India,
27 January 1828 Ormiston Farm, Hawick,
26 March 1883 Musselburgh, Midlothian,
3 May 1821 Dumfries,
27 February 1865

Died 18 January 1905,
Melrose, Border 24 January 1933,
Edinburgh 1 December 1873,
Inveresk, Lothian 6 December 1949,
Edinburgh

Grave Trinity Churchyard, Melrose, Border Castlewood Cemetery, Jedburgh, Border St Michael's Churchyard ( Inveresk Old ), Inveresk, Lothian
( turfstone erected August 2003 ) Portobello Cemetery, Musselburgh, Lothian

Location
of VC Not publicly held York & Lancaster Regiment Museum, Rotherham Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Remarks CB MM * Charge of the Heavy Brigade CBE

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HIGHLAND REGION

Name Donald,
MACINTYRE Roderick,
MCGREGOR Sir Anthony Cecil Capel,
MIERS James,
MUNRO

Rank Major-General Private Rear-Admiral Colour Sergeant

Force Bengal Staff Corps and
2nd Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army 1st Bn The Rifle Brigade Royal Navy 93rd Regiment
(Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)

VC won Loosha Campaign, NE India,
4 January 1872 Crimea,
July 1855 Corfu Harbour,
4 March 1942 Indian Mutiny,
16 November 1857

London Gaz 27 September 1872 24 February 1857 7 July 1942 8 November 1860

Born Kingcraig, Ross & Cromarty,
12 September 1831 Dunain,
1822 Inverness,
11 November 1908 Nigg, Cromerty,
1825

Died 15 April 1903,
Fortrose, Highland 9 August 1888,
Buntait, Highland 30 June 1985,
Inverness, Highland 15 February 1871,
Craig Dunain Hospital, Inverness

Grave Rosmarkie Churchyard, Nr Fortrose St Mary's Churchyard, Drumnadrochit Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness Craig Dunain Hospital Cemetery, Inverness
(headstone erected September 2002)

Location
of VC 2nd Gurkha Rifles Regimental Trust Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Imperial War Museum, Kennington Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum, Stirling

Remarks None None KBE CB DSO & Bar None

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HIGHLAND REGION

Name George,
SELLAR

Rank Sergeant

Force The Seaforth Highlanders
(Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's)

VC won Asmai Heights, Afghan War,
14 December 1879

London Gaz 18 October 1881

Born Keith, Banffshire,
December 1850

Died 1 November 1889,
Lairg, Highland

Grave Lairg Cemetery

Location
of VC Highlanders Museum, Fort George

Remarks None

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DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY / SHETLAND ISLES

Name Samuel Thomas Dickson,
WALLACE David Ernest,
HORNELL

Rank Captain Flight Lieutenant

Force 'C' Bty 63rd Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery 162 Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force

VC won France,
30 November 1917 North Atlantic Ocean,
24 June 1944

London Gaz 13 February 1918 28 July 1944

Born Thornhill, Dumfries,
7 March 1892 Mimico, Ontario, Canada,
26 January 1910

Died 2 February 1968,
Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway 24 June 1944,
At sea following his VC action

Grave Moffat Cemetery, Dumfries & Galloway Lerwick New Cemetery, Shetland Islands

Location
of VC Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich Air Command Heritage Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Remarks None None

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