Donald Dickson Farmer
Sergeant, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- Register No.
- 392 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders all Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders VCs →
- Date of action
- 13 December 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 12th April 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Born
- the 28th May, 1877 at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Died
- 23rd December 1956 at Liverpool, Lancashire
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 13th December 1900 during an attack at a Nooitgedacht, South Africa, a lieutenant with 15 men went to the assistance of a picquet which was heavily engaged, most of the men having been killed or wounded. The enemy immediately opened fire on the relief party, killing two and wounding five, including the Lieutenant. Sergeant Farmer at once went to the officer who was quite helpless, and carried him away under heavy fire to a place of comparative safety, after which he returned to the firing line and was eventually taken prisoner. Additional information:. Lieutenant Colonel Farmer also held the Military Service Medal (MSM)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
FARMER, Donald Dickson. (reg No. 392).
Sergeant 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
London Gazetted on 12th April 1901.
Born on the 28th May, 1877 at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
Died on 23rd December 1956 at Liverpool, Lancashire.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 13th December 1900 during an attack at a Nooitgedacht, South Africa, a lieutenant with 15 men went to the assistance of a picquet which was heavily engaged, most of the men having been killed or wounded. The enemy immediately opened fire on the relief party, killing two and wounding five, including the Lieutenant. Sergeant Farmer at once went to the officer who was quite helpless, and carried him away under heavy fire to a place of comparative safety, after which he returned to the firing line and was eventually taken prisoner. Additional information:. Lieutenant Colonel Farmer also held the Military Service Medal (MSM)
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