Herbert Taylor Macpherson
Lieutenant, 78th Regiment
- Register No.
- 814 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 78th Regiment (register: 78th Regiment of Foot) all 78th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 25 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 18th June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 22nd January 1827 at Andersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
- Died
- 20th October 1886 at Prome, Burma
- Memorial / grave
- Not known
Digest of citation
Lieutenant McPherson set a fine example to his men, on 25th September 1857, at the Residency at Lucknow, India, during the period of the action, when, at bayonet point, they captured two brass 9-Pounder guns. ( More to Follow)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MACPHERSON, Herbert Taylor.(Reg No. 814).
Lieutenant, 78th Regiment.* London Gazetted on 18th June 1858.
Born on 22nd January 1827 at Andersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Died on 20th October 1886 at Prome, Burma.
Memorial Not known.
Digest of Citation reads: Lieutenant McPherson set a fine example to his men, on 25th September 1857, at the Residency at Lucknow, India, during the period of the action, when, at bayonet point, they captured two brass 9-Pounder guns. .( More to Follow)
*Seaforth Highlanders.
Additional information:. Major General MacPherson was a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB and a Knight Commander of the Star of India (KCSI).
Additional information
Major General MacPherson was a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB and a Knight Commander of the Star of India (KCSI).
*Seaforth Highlanders.
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