NAM.1978-05-24-1

Papers relating chiefly to the military service of three members of the Mackie Family, 1797-1915. Relating to Capt William Mackie, 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers), Peninsular War; Col William Mackie, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 1st Sudan War and Capt George Neville Mackie, 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force), who was killed in action in 1915 on the Western Front. Also includes an account by an unknown member of the family of a riot at Tranet in East Lothian in 1797 when the Militia was first embodied. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814), 1st Sudan War (1884-1885) and World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). A detailed catalogue of the collection is available.

1st Sudan War (1883-1885), Peninsular War (1808-1814), World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)