See Farquar Shaw for the story of the Black Watch mutiny.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Corporal Samuel MacPhearson
Commemorated ati
Tower of London execution site
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Other Subjects
Alfred Cecil Herring, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 23-24 March 1918, age 29, while serving in the Army Service Corps. "Although surrounded, he counter attacked and retook his position taking many prisoners. His mag...
Private Joseph William Thomas Gale
Joseph William Thomas Gale was born on 14 April 1899 in Walworth, London, the second of the eight children of Joseph Frederick Cooper Gale (1872-1927) and Catherine Emma Gale née Storrar (1872-1955...
Royal Engineers
A corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces. Known as 'sappers' apparently from the French 'sappe' meaning 'spadework' or '...
Sir John Samuel Purcell, K.C.B.
John Samuel Purcell was born on 31 May 1839 in Ireland, a son of Dr John Francis Powell who was a Physician in Ordinary to successive Lords-Lieutenant of Ireland and later an Irish Poor Law Commiss...
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