Name	John Carstairs, McNEILL	.	.	.
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel.	.	.	.
Force	107th Regiment [Bengal Infantry - later The Royal Sussex Regiment].	.	.	.
Age	Thirty-three.	.	.	.
Campaign	WAIKATO-HAUHAU MAORI WAR, NEW ZEALAND.	.	.	.
VC won	30 March 1864. Near Ohanpu, New Zealand.	.	.	.
London Gaz	16 August 1864.	.	.	.
Date of Birth	28 March 1831. Colonsay, Argyllshire, Scotland.	.	.	.
Date of Death	25 May 1904. St. James's Palace, Central London.	.	.	.
Interred	Oronsay Priory, Isle of Colonsay.	.	.	.
Location of VC	Not publicaly held.	.	.	.
Remarks	Later achieved rank of Major General. Other Decorations GCVO, KCB, KCMG.	.	.	.
Nationality		.	.	.

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