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EDINBURGH SOUTH AFRICA (BOER WAR) GORDON HIGHLANDERS WAR MEMORIAL

DEATHS - SURNAMES STARTING WITH M

MACRAE J
Lance Corporal 6151, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of dysentery 16 March 1900 at Chieveley.
MAITLAND Stuart Cairns

Captain, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed in action on the Tugela at Hart's Hill ( 23 February 1900 (serving with the 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers when killed). Aged 26. Born October 1873. Son of D. Maitland, of Dundrennan. Also listed on Eton College Chapel Lupton's Chantry Old Boys Memorial, Eton, Berkshire,

Extract from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa 1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military Press

Maitland.—Capt. Stuart Cairns Maitland, Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action in the operations of Feb. 23rd and 24th, 190o, on the Tugela. He was the eldest son of D. Maitland, Esq., of Dundrennan, was born Oct., 1873, and educated at Eton (Mr. Ainger's). He entered the Gordon Highlanders, May, 1893, and was promoted capt. Oct., 1899. When war broke out Capt. Maitland was in England on leave from India, but on learning that his battalion was ordered to South Africa, he at once applied to join it. He did not, however, arrive in Natal in time, as his battalion formed part of the Ladysmith garrison, and the siege had commenced. Capt. Maitland was then attached for duty to the 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and was present at the battle of Colenso, and all the fighting on the Tugela, in which the Irish Brigade took part. He is buried beside Lieut.-Col. Thackeray, at the foot of the hill where he fell (known as Hart's or Railway or Inniskilling Hill). A marble headstone has been erected to mark his grave.

MARSHALL P
Private 5969, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 20 May 1901 at Pretoria.
MATHESON N
[Listed as MATHIESON in some records] Lance Corporal 6411, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of Enteric 16 March 1900 at Intombi. Buried in Intombi Cemetery, South Africa. Grave 603. See also Intombi Cemetery Memorial, South Africa.
MATHIESON R
Private 6457, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 16 February 1900 at Intombi. Buried in Intombi Cemetery, South Africa. Grave 431. See also Intombi Cemetery Memorial, South Africa.
MAXWELL A
Corporal 4233, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 11 February 1900 at Orange River
McAVOY J
Drummer 4467, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Wounded 11 December 1899 at Magersfontein.
McCABE H J
Private 4797, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 15 April 1900 at Bloemfontein.
McCABE J
[Listed as MACCABE in some records] Private 5367, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 21 October 1899 at Elandslaagte.
McCALLUM T C
Private 3816, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
McDONALD D
Private 6554, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Accidentally wounded, died of those wounds 11 June 1900 at Vereeniging.
McDONALD John
Private 4147, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 25 January 1900 at Cape Town.
McDOUGALL J
Private 3836, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 24 April 1900 at Bloemfontein
McGILLIVRAY P
[Listed as MCGILVRAY in some sources] Private 8116, Volunteer Company serving with 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 15 November 1900 at Green Point, Maitland. See also Maitland Boer War Memorial, South Africa.
McGUIRE A
Private 3006, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 15 February 1900 at Riet River.
McINTOSH A
Private 5542, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 21 August 1900 at Van Wyk's Vlei.
McINTOSH J
Private 2924, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 29 May 1900 at Doornkop.
McKAY J
Lance Corporal 5473, Gordon Highlanders. Died of Enteric 28 February 1900 at Intombi. Buried in Intombi Cemetery, South Africa. Grave 508?. See also Intombi Cemetery Memorial, South Africa.
McKENZIE J
Private 6999, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders served with 23 Mounted Infantry. Killed in action 14 April 1902 near Kroonstad.
McLACHLAN J
Lance Corporal 6396, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Accidentally killed 30 September 1900 at Komatipoort.
McLAGGAN A
Sergeant 2396, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 21 August 1900 at Van Wyk's Vlei.
McLEAN J
Private 2965, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 27 April 1900 at Bloemfontein.
McLEOD J
Lance Corporal 6091, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders served with Mounted Infantry. Died of wounds 6 June 1901 at Graspan.
McLEOD J
Private 5333, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Wounded 29 May 1900 at Doornkop.
McNAMEE T
Private 2674 [listed elsewhere as 2676], 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease 15 August 1901 at Woodstock.
McRAE W J
Private 5803, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of Enteric 24 February 1900 at Intombi. Buried in Intombi Cemetery, South Africa. Grave 491. See also Intombi Cemetery Memorial, South Africa.
MEADON D
Private 4256, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 29 May 1900 at Doornkop.
MELDRUM J [M]
Private 8057, Volunteer Company served with 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 29 May 1900 at Doornkop.
MENZIES T P
Private 8197, "G" Company, 7th Middlesex (London Scottish) Rifle Volunteers served with 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of disease on 28 May 1900 at Ladysmith.
MEYRICK St John
Captain, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 30 May 1900 at Doornkop. Son of Sir Thomas Charlton-Meyrick and Mary Meyrick of Apley Castle, Shropshire. Born in August 1866. Educated at Cheam School, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. See Cardiff Boer War memorial, Cathay Park, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales and Celtic Cross, St Mary, Haverford West, Dyfed, Wales and Eton Old Boys, Lupton's Chantry, Eton College Chapel, Eton, Berkshire and Tablet to St J M Meyrick, All Saints Church, Wellington, Shropshire.

Extract from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa 1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military Press

Meyrick.—Capt. St. John Meyrick, Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action at Doornkop on May 30th, 190o, during Lieut.-Gen. Ian Hamilton's operations near Johannesburg. He was the son of Sir Thomas Charlton-Meyrick, of Apley Castle, Shropshire, by his marriage with Mary Rhode, second daughter of Col. Frederick Hill, and niece of Rowland, second Viscount Hill. Capt. Meyrick was born in Aug., 1866, and educated at Cheam School, Eton (Mr. Durnford's), and Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered the Gordon Highlanders from the 3rd. Batt. Cheshire Regt., Dec., 1886, being promoted capt. in 1897. For three years he acted as extra A.D.C., and for two years as A.D.C. to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. When war broke out Capt. Meyrick was serving at the depot of his regiment at Aberdeen, but proceeded to South Africa in Feb. 1900. On rejoining his battalion he took part in the advance on Johannesburg, in the brigade under Major-Gen. Smith-Dorrien. The day he was killed at Doornkop, Capt. Meyrick was leading his company to attack the Boer position ; and Sir A. Conan Doyle mentions that his "splendid corps, the Gordons, lost nearly a hundred men in their advance over the open."

MIDDLETON G W
[Also listed as E W MIDDLETON in some records] Private 8037, Volunteer Company serving with 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 29 May 1900 at Doornkop.
MIDDLETON W
Sergeant 4968, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 21 October 1899 at Elandslaagte.
MILLER-WALLNUTT Claude Charles
Major, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action at Wagon Hill, Ladysmith 6 January 1900. Aged 39. Born 30 March 1861 in Edinburgh. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). Served Egypt 1882 (medal & clasp, Khedive's Star), Sudan 1884 (2 clasps), Sudan 1885 (clasp), Chitral 1895 (medal and bar), Malakand 1897 (2 clasps, MID, DSO).

Extract from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa 1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military Press

Miller-Wallnutt.—Major Claude Charles Miller-Wallnutt, D.S.O., 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action at Wagon Hill, Ladysmith, Jan. 6th, 1900. He was the only son of Mrs. Miller-Wallnutt, Edinburgh, was born 1861, educated at Edinburgh Academy, and entered the 75th Foot from the Argyll and Bute Artillery Militia, 1881, being promoted lieut. 1882, capt. 1888, and major 1898. He took part in the Egyptian Expedition, 1882, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, receiving the medal with clasp, and the bronze star. He served in the Soudan in 1884, under Sir Gerald Graham, was in the battles of El Teb and Tamai (two clasps), and also took part in the Soudan Expedition up the Nile, in 1885, under Major-Gen. Earle (clasp). His next experience of active service was in the operations in Chitral in 1895, when he accompanied the relief force under Sir Robert Low, and was engaged in the storming of the Malakand Pass, receiving the medal with clasp. He took part in the operations on the North-West Frontier of India, 1897-98, was engaged with the Tirah Expeditionary Force, was present at the action at Dargai, being mentioned in despatches and receiving two clasps and the D.S.O. Major Miller-Wallnutt accompanied his battalion to South Africa in Sept., 1899, and was in Ladysmith when war was declared. At Wagon Hill, he had come up in command of a company of Gordons, to reinforce the defenders at a critical moment. He was with Lieut. Jones, Royal Engineers, and was killed, shot, it is believed, by the Boer General, de Villiers, who had planned, and was leading the attack, but almost at the same moment a sapper shot de Villiers through the head. (See Lieut. Jones.) The author of "The Great Boer War" describes the stalwart Miller-Wallnutt as " a man cast in the mould of a Berserk Viking." He was mentioned in despatches, L.G., Feb. 8th, 1901.

MILNE G
Private 7170, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders attached to 19 Mounted Infantry. Died of disease on 29 November 1901 at Elandsfontein.
MITCHELL C
Private 6038, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 4 July 1901 near Naboomspruit.
MOIR A
Private 6881, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders attached to 23 Mounted Infantry. Died of disease on 11 January 1902 at Heidelberg.
MOIR G
Private 5387, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 6 January 1900 at Ladysmith.
MOIR J
Lance Corporal 6374, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 21 October 1899 at Elandslaagte.
MOIR R
Private 6880, Gordon Highlanders.
MONRO Charles Gordon
[Listed as C H MONRO on memorial] Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action at Elandslaagte 21 October 1899. Aged 27. Born September 1872.

Extract from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa 1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military Press

Monro.—Lieut. Charles Gordon Monro, Gordon High-landers, was killed in action at Elandslaagte, Natal, Oct. 21st, 1899. He was born in Sept., 1872, educated at Harrow, and entered the Gordon Highlanders, June, 1892, being promoted lieut. Aug., 1896. Lieut. Monro accompanied his battalion to Natal from India, Sept., 1899, and served with it in Ladysmith till his death.

MOORE G T
Private 4542, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action at Wagon Hill, Ladysmith 6 January 1900.
MURISON A
Private 3430, 3rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders served with 22nd Battalion, Mounted Infantry. Died of disease on 21 August 1901 at Kimberley
MURISON C
Private 3127, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of wounds 24 July 1900 at Rooi Kopjes.
MURRAY E B McM
Private 8199, E Company 7th Middlesex (London Scottish) Rifle Volunteers served with 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of wounds 24July 1900 at Rooi Kopjes. See also London Scottish Memorial, London Scottish Barracks, 95 Horseferry Road, Victoria, London
MURRAY J
Private 5029, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Drowned 14 October 1899 at Ladysmith.
MURRAY John Gammel Duff
Second Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action at Elandslaagte 21 October 1899. Aged 21. Born January 1878. Son of Surgeon-Colonel John Murray (Army Medical Service).

Extract from The Last Post - Roll of Officers who fell in South Africa 1899-1902 by Mildred G Dooner, published by Naval and Military Press

Murray.—2nd Lieut. John Gammel Duff Murray, Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action at the battle of Elandslaagte, Oct. 21st, 1899. He was the son of Surg.-Col. John Murray, A.M.S., born Jan, 1878, and educated at Wellington, where he was in the Anglesey. He entered the Gordon Highlanders from the Channel Islands Militia, March, 1899, and had proceeded with his battalion from India to Natal in September.

MURRAY William
Private 3464, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 19 June 1901 near Klerksdorp.
MUTCH P E
Private 4976, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Died of Diarrhoea 14 March 1900 at Chieveley.

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