Crimea Medal 1854-56, clasp, campaign medal
Accession Number
NAM.1972-06-19-3
Description
Crimea Medal 1854-56, clasp: Sebastopol. Awarded to Gen Sir William Montagu Scott McMurdo, Land Transport Corps. Associated with the Crimean War (1854-1856). On 2 Feb 1855 McMurdo, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, was appointed Director General, Land Transport Corps in the Crimea. His record in command was mixed, largely because of the indifferent personnel with which he had to work, and the state of the Corps was criticised by his locum tenens, Colonel Edward Wetherall. Nevertheless, on his return home he was promoted colonel and appointed aide de camp to Queen Victoria. He later served in India and Ireland, and retired as a general in 1881.
Events
Sevastopol, Siege of, 1854-55 (Crimean War 1854-1856)
Units
