Third China War

VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS SCOTLAND

Scottish VC recipient on this table...
McDOUGALL John.

TABLE-1 : CHINA

Name John,
McDOUGALL .
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Rank Private. . . .

Force 44th [The East Essex] Regiment of Foot, later The Essex Regiment, British Army. . . .

Age Twenty. . . .

Campaign THIRD CHINA WAR . . .

VC won 21 August 1860. Taku Forts, China. . . .

London Gaz 13 August 1861. . . .

Date of Birth 1839, Edinburgh, Scotland. . . .

Date of Death 10 March 1869. Edinburgh, Scotland. . . .

Interred Old Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh. . . .

Location of VC The Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford, Essex, England. . . .

Remarks Displayed great gallantry in swimming the ditches and entering the North Taku Fort by an embrasure during the assault. . . .

Nationality . . .

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Name	John, McDOUGALL	.	.	.
Rank	Private.	.	.	.
Force	44th [The East Essex] Regiment of Foot, later The Essex Regiment, British Army.	.	.	.
Age	Twenty.	.	.	.
Campaign	THIRD CHINA WAR	.	.	.
VC won	21 August 1860. Taku Forts, China.	.	.	.
London Gaz	13 August 1861.	.	.	.
Date of Birth	1839, Edinburgh, Scotland.	.	.	.
Date of Death	10 March 1869. Edinburgh, Scotland.	.	.	.
Interred	Old Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh.	.	.	.
Location of VC	The Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford, Essex, England.	.	.	.
Remarks	Displayed great gallantry in swimming the ditches and entering the North Taku Fort by an embrasure during the assault.	.	.	.
Nationality		.	.	.