John Mcdermond
Private, 47th Regiment
- Register No.
- 771 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 47th Regiment (register: 47th Regiment of Foot) all 47th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 November 1854 on this day → all of 1854 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in 1832 at Clackmannan, Scotland
- Died
- 22nd July 1868 in Glasgow
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
At the Battle of Inkerman in the Crimea, on 5th November 1854, Private McDermond rushed to the rescue of Colonel Haly of the 17th Regiment who was lying wounded and surrounded by Russians. Private McDermond killed the man who had wounded the Colonel and thus saved the officers life
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
McDERMOND, John. (reg No. 771).
Private. 47th Regiment *.
London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born in 1832 at Clackmannan, Scotland.
Died on 22nd July 1868 in Glasgow.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: At the Battle of Inkerman in the Crimea, on 5th November 1854, Private McDermond rushed to the rescue of Colonel Haly of the 17th Regiment who was lying wounded and surrounded by Russians. Private McDermond killed the man who had wounded the Colonel and thus saved the officers life.
* Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Additional information: See also Captain Hugh Rowlands VC (reg No. 1085).
Additional information
See also Captain Hugh Rowlands VC (reg No. 1085).
* Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
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