Francis Farquharson
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Major Francis Edward Henry Farquharson VC (25 March 1837 – 12 September 1875) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Early life
He was born in Glasgow on 25 March 1837<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the son of Robert Farquharson, a thread manufacturer living at 7 St James Place.<ref>Glasgow Post Office Directory 1837</ref>
Details
He was 20 years old, and a lieutenant in the 42nd Regiment of Foot (later The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 9 March 1858 at Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the VC: Template:Quote
Later life
He later achieved the rank of major.
He fell ill during the Ashanti campaign of 1874 and retired from active service.<ref>Black Watch Museum, display notes</ref> He died at Dundrige in Harberton in Devonshire on 12 September 1875.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is buried a few metres east of the entrance to St Andrew's Church in Harberton.A stained glass window to his memory lies within the church.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Black Watch Museum in Perth, Scotland together with his four other campaign medals: the Crimea Medal (Sebastopol); Indian Mutiny Medal (Lucknow); Ashanti Medal (Coomassie); and the Turkish Crimea Medal.
Artistic recognition
He was painted with fellow officers by Orlando Norie.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
References
- Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Devonshire)
- Template:Find a Grave
- Pages with broken file links
- 1837 births
- 1875 deaths
- Military personnel from Glasgow
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- 42nd Regiment of Foot officers
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross