Private Francis Fitzpatrick VC - 94th Regiment ( Connaught Rangers )

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Name Robert,
DOWNIE		 Francis,
FITZPATRICK		 John Brown,
HAMILTON		 David Ross,
LAUDER
Rank Sergeant Private Sergeant Private
Force 2nd Bn The Royal Dublin Fusiliers 94th Regiment
( Connaught Rangers )		 1 / 9th Bn The Highland Light Infantry 1 / 4th Bn The Royal Scots Fusiliers
VC won Lesboeufs, Somme, France,
23 October 1916		 Sekukuni's Town, Basuto War,
28 November 1879		 Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium,
25-26 September 1917		 The Vinyard, Helles, Gallipoli,
13 August 1915
London Gaz 25 November 1916 23 February 1880 26 November 1917 13 January 1917
Born Glasgow,
12 January 1894		 Tullycorbet, Co Monaghan, Ireland,
1859		 Dumbarton, Strathclyde,
26 August 1896		 Airdrie,
21 January 1894
Died 18 April 1968,
Glasgow		 13 July 1933,
Glasgow		 18 July 1973,
East Kilbride		 4 June 1972,
Glasgow
Grave St Kentigern's Cemetery, Glasgow St Kentigern's Cemetery, Glasgow
( Grave not marked )		 Daldowie Crematorium, Glasgow Daldowie Crematorium, Glasgow
Location
of VC		 Not publicly held National Army Museum, London National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Not publicly held
Remarks None None None None

GLASGOW

Name Frederick,
LUKE		 Henry,
MAY		 Henry,
MACDONALD		 John,
MCAULAY
Rank Sergeant Private Hon Captain Sergeant
Force 37th Bty Royal Field Artillery The Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ) Royal Sappers & Miners 1st Bn Scots Guards
VC won Le Cateau, France,
25 August 1914		 La Boutillerie, France,
22 October 1914		 Sebastopol, Crimea,
19 April 1855		 Fontaine Notre Dam, France,
27 November 1917
London Gaz 25 November 1914 19 April 1915 2 June 1858 11 January 1918
Born Lockerly, Hampshire,
29 September 1895		 Bridgeton, Glasgow,
29 July 1885		 Inverness,
28 May 1823		 King Horn, Fife,
27 December 1888
Died 12 March 1983,
Glasgow		 26 July 1941,
Bridgeton, Glasgow		 15 February 1893,
Glasgow		 14 January 1956,
Glasgow
Grave Linn Crematorium, Glasgow Riddrie Park Cemetery, Glasgow
( new headstone erected September 2006 )		 Western Necropolis, Glasgow New Eastwood Cemetery, Glasgow
Location
of VC		 Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London		 Cameronians Museum, Hamilton Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow Scots Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London
Remarks None None DCM DCM

GLASGOW

Name Hugh,
MCINNES		 James,
MCKECHNIE		 Duncan,
MILLAR		 George,
RODGERS
Rank Gunner Sergeant Private Private
Force Bengal Artillery Scots ( Fusilier ) Guards 42nd Regiment
( The Black Watch )		 71st Regiment
( Highland Light Infantry )
VC won Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
14 to 22 November 1857 *		 Battle of Alma, Crimea,
20 September 1854		 Maylah Ghat, India,
15 January 1859		 Marar, Gwalior, Indian Mutiny,
16 June 1858
London Gaz 24 December 1858 24 February 1857 18 June 1859 11 November 1859
Born Glasgow,
October 1835		 Paisley,
June 1826		 Kilmarnock,
19 June 1824		 Glasgow,
January 1829
Died 7 December 1879,
Glasgow		 5 July 1886,
Glasgow		 15 July 1881
Glasgow		 9 March 1870,
Glasgow
Grave St Peter's RC Cemetery, London Road, Glasgow Eastern Necropolis, Glasgow
( turfstone erected April 2007 )		 1. Anderston Burial Ground, Glasgow
2. St Kentigern's Cemetery, Glasgow		 Southern Necropolis, Glasgow
( turfstone erected December 2004 )
Location
of VC		 Not publicly held Scots Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow
Remarks * Elected by the regiment
None None

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