Valentine Munbee Mcmaster
Assistant Surgeon, 78th Regiment
- Register No.
- 807 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Assistant Surgeon all Assistant Surgeons →
- 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
- the 16th May, 1834 at Trichinopoly, India
- Died
- 22nd January 1872 and Belfast, Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- at City Cemetery, Belfast and at Londonderry Cathedral, Ireland
Digest of citation
Surgeon McMaster showed exceptional bravery during the Relief of Lucknow, India on 25th September 1857. Whilst attending to and bringing in wounded, he continually exposed himself to enemy gunfire
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
McMASTER, Valentine Munbee. (reg No. 807).
Assistant Surgeon. 78th Regiment. * London Gazetted on 18th June 1858.
Born on the 16th May, 1834 at Trichinopoly, India.
Died on 22nd January 1872 and Belfast, Ireland.
Memorial on grave at City Cemetery, Belfast and at Londonderry Cathedral, Ireland.
Digest of Citation reads: Surgeon McMaster showed exceptional bravery during the Relief of Lucknow, India on 25th September 1857. Whilst attending to and bringing in wounded, he continually exposed himself to enemy gunfire .
* Seaforth Highlanders. (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs.).
Additional information:. Assistant Surgeon McMaster, before serving in India during the Mutiny, served with the 78th Regiment in Persia. In 1864 he was the Senior Medical Officer with the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons. With that Regiment at the same time were Sergeant-Major Charles Wooden VC (reg No. 1328). And Riding Master Joseph Malone VC (reg No. 830). While still serving with his old regiment, the 78th Regiment, he died at the young age of 38, in Belfast.
Additional information
Assistant Surgeon McMaster, before serving in India during the Mutiny, served with the 78th Regiment in Persia. In 1864 he was the Senior Medical Officer with the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons. With that Regiment at the same time were Sergeant-Major Charles Wooden VC (reg No. 1328). And Riding Master Joseph Malone VC (reg No. 830). While still serving with his old regiment, the 78th Regiment, he died at the young age of 38, in Belfast.
* Seaforth Highlanders. (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs.).
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