Duncan Millar
VC also known as Miller (19 June 1824 – 15 July 1881) was a
Scottish
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born recipient of the
Victoria Cross,the highest and most prestigious British honour. The award was for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
[''The Victoria Cross and George Cross: the complete history,'' Volume I 1854-1914, p. 299.]
He was 34 years old and a
private
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in the
42nd Regiment, (later
The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders),
British Army during the
Indian Mutiny
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when the following deed took place on 15 January 1859 at Maylah Ghat,
British India for which he and Private
Walter Cook were awarded the VC:
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
National War Museum of Scotland,
Edinburgh Castle
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,
Edinburgh,
Scotland.
References
*''
Monuments to Courage'' (David Harvey, 1999)
*''
The Register of the Victoria Cross'' (This England, 1997)
*''
Scotland's Forgotten Valour'' (Graham Ross, 1995)
External links
Location of grave and VC medal''(Glasgow)''
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British recipients of the Victoria Cross
Black Watch soldiers
1824 births
1881 deaths
Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
People from Kilmarnock
British Army personnel of the Crimean War
British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross