Henry Mcdonald
Colour Sergeant, Corps of Royal Engineers
- Register No.
- 772 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Colour Sergeant all Colour-Sergeants →
- Unit
- Corps of Royal Engineers all Corps of Royal Engineers VCs →
- Date of action
- 19 April 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 2ndJune 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 28th May 1823 at Inverness, Scotland
- Died
- 15th February, 1893 at Glasgow
- Memorial / grave
- on Western Necropolis, Glasgow
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
McDONALD, Henry. (reg No. 772).
Colour Sergeant. Corps of Royal Engineers.
London Gazetted on 2ndJune 1858.
Born on 28th May 1823 at Inverness, Scotland.
Died on 15th February, 1893 at Glasgow.
Memorial on Western Necropolis, Glasgow. Colour-Sergeant McDonald, on 19th April 1855 at Sebastopol,in the Crimea, acted with extreme gallantry whilst engaged in accomplishing a lodgement in the Russians rifle pits in front of the left advance of the Right Attack. Colour-Sergeant McDonald took command, when the Engineer officers were badly wounded, and despite the repeated attacks of the enemy he persisted in his determination in carrying on the Sap Additional information:. Henry McDonald was made a Honorary Captain.
Alf's notes on his life
Colour-Sergeant McDonald, on 19th April 1855 at Sebastopol,in the Crimea, acted with extreme gallantry whilst engaged in accomplishing a lodgement in the Russians rifle pits in front of the left advance of the Right Attack. Colour-Sergeant McDonald took command, when the Engineer officers were badly wounded, and despite the repeated attacks of the enemy he persisted in his determination in carrying on the Sap
Additional information
Henry McDonald was made a Honorary Captain
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