Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80

[jimbo09]

This is marvellous - thank you
the detail is fantastic.
I hadn't realised that he moved to the 2nd Bn.
Jimbo

[jedburgh]

i have come across a kabul star medal for a prvt.w mccormick 72nd highlanders his number is 1*76 (there is only the three digits i can make out i have read the history of this action but cannot find anything about the medal recipient any help would be appreciated.ps this is my first post so apologies for any forum errors

[Garen]

Hello jedburgh

Checking the medal roll, that's Private 1176 William McCormick. As well as the Kandahar Bronze Star he was entitled to the Afghan War medal with clasps for Charasia, Kabul and Kandahar.

All best - Garen

[Yasmina4]

[quote author=Garen
Thanks for the site I have joined  Sandra

[jedburgh]

thanks for the information on private w mccormick do you know when he returned to britain

[Garen]

I just checked the medal roll for the 72nd (Seaforth) Highlanders in Egypt and William McCormick 1176 is present, gaining the Egypt medal with clasp for Tel-el-Kebir and the Khedive's Star.

This means he left India with the 72nd on the Jumna in Feb 1882, went to Egypt with his regiment for the campaign there, and then (presuming he stayed with his regiment) would have returned to the UK at the beginning of Nov 1882.

All best - Garen

[jedburgh]

thanks garen i hopei will be able to further my research.as i did not find him on forces war records as there was nothing with his service number that i could find i may have been looking in the  wrong place thanks again

[jedburgh]

garen i would be grateful for any other information you can post ref. pvt. w mcormick. ie birth/death when he left the army. thanks

[Garen]

Hello jedburgh

If you have a look at findmypast.co.uk there seems to be a little bit of info on Private McCormick - not a full service record (though a more diligent search may find one, I only looked quickly) but follow this link.

That includes the info that he attested in Dec 1866 and was discharged Feb 1885.

Apart from that I think you'd have to check the census returns - 1841 (?), 51, 61, 91, 01 and 1911 and then see if you can dig out any birth, marriage or death records. You can either use the Scottish transcriptions on findmypast.co.uk (they don't yet include 1911) or view the original census documents at scotlandspeople.co.uk - this is presuming he resided in Scotland (is McCormick an Irish name?).

If you're related you probably have more info with which to find the right William McCormick!

With best wishes - Garen