Samuel Mcgaw
Lance-Sergeant, 42nd Regiment
- Register No.
- 778 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lance-Sergeant all Lance-Sergeants →
- Unit
- 42nd Regiment (register: 42nd Regiment of Foot) all 42nd Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 21 January 1874 on this day → all of 1874 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First Ashanti Expedition
- London Gazette
- 28th March, 1874 on this day → all of 1874 →
- Born
- in 1838 at Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- in English Cemetery, Kyrenia, Cyprus
Digest of citation
During the Ashanti War at the Battle of Amoaful, West Africa, on 21st January 1874, Lance- Sergeant McGaw led his section through the bush in a most outstanding manner, continuing to do so throughout the day, in spite of wounds received early in the action
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
McGAW, Samuel. (reg No. 778).
Lance-Sergeant. 42nd Regiment * London Gazetted on 28th March, 1874.
Born in 1838 at Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Died suddenly from sun-stroke on 22nd July, 1878 at Larnaca, Cyprus.
Memorial on grave in English Cemetery, Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Digest of Citation reads: During the Ashanti War at the Battle of Amoaful, West Africa, on 21st January 1874, Lance- Sergeant McGaw led his section through the bush in a most outstanding manner, continuing to do so throughout the day, in spite of wounds received early in the action.
* the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
* the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
Died suddenly from sun-stroke on 22nd July, 1878 at Larnaca, Cyprus.
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