Stewart Mcpherson
Colour-Sergeant, 78th Regiment
- Register No.
- 815 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Colour-Sergeant (register: Colour Sergeant) all Colour-Sergeants →
- Unit
- 78th Regiment (register: 78th Regiment of Foot) all 78th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 12th April 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Born
- ? 1822 at Colross, Dunfermline, Scotland
- Died
- 7th December 1892 at Colross, Dunfermline, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- Not known
Digest of citation
On 26 September 1857 in the Residency at Lucknow, India, Colour Sergeant McPherson rescued, under very heavy fire and at great personal risk, a wounded private of his company, who was lying in a most exposed position. The colour-sergeant was distinguished on for his coolness and gallantry in action
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
McPHERSON, Stewart, (Reg. No.815)
Colour-Sergeant 78th Regiment.* London Gazetted on 12th April 1859.
Born on: ? 1822 at Colross, Dunfermline, Scotland.
Died on: 7th December 1892 at Colross, Dunfermline, Scotland.
Memorials at: Not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 26 September 1857 in the Residency at Lucknow, India, Colour Sergeant McPherson rescued, under very heavy fire and at great personal risk, a wounded private of his company, who was lying in a most exposed position. The colour-sergeant was distinguished on for his coolness and gallantry in action.
*Seaforth Highlanders.
*Seaforth Highlanders.
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