Name	John, MACKENZIE	Samuel, McGAW	.	.
Rank	Sergeant.	Lance-Sergeant.	.	.
Force	2nd Bn., The Seaforth Highlanders [Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's], British Army.	42nd [Highland] Regiment of Foot, later The Black Watch [Royal Highlanders], British Army.	.	.
Age	Twenty-nine.	Thirty-six.	.	.
Campaign	THIRD ASHANTI EXPEDITION	FIRST ASHANTI EXPEDITION.	.	.
VC won	06 June 1900. At Dompoassi, Ashanti [now Ghana].	21 January 1874. At the Battle of Amoaful, Ashanti [now Ghana].	.	.
London Gaz	15 Jan 1901.	28 March 1874.	.	.
Date of Birth	22 November 1871, Contin, Ross-shire, Scotland.	circa 1838, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland.	.	.
Date of Death	17 May 1915.	22 July 1878, Larnaca, Cyprus.	.	.
Interred	Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy.	British Cemetery, Kyrenia, Cyprus.	.	.
Location of VC	Regimental Museum of Queens Own Highlanders, Fort George, Inverness, Scotland.	Not publicly held.	.	.
Remarks	Later achieved rank of Major. Killed in Action, Nr Cuinchy, France.	Later achieved rank of Sergeant.	.	.
Nationality			.	.

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