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343^ The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
80 Second Lieuts. J. G. Ramsay and E. M. Dudgeon served in the South African war in igoi.
82 Second-Lieut. Douglas-Hamilton served in the South African war in 1901-02 (Medal with Clasp).
83 Second Lieut. F. C. Anderson served in the South African war in igot under the Assistant Provost Marshal,
Kimlierley (Medal with Clasp).
^^ Major Yeadon served in the campaign in the Soudan under Sir Herbert Kitchener in 1898, and was ijreseut
at the battles of the Atbara and Khartoum (mentioned in despatches, granted the honorary rank of Captain,
Britith Medal, and Khedive's Medal with two Clasps). Served in the South African war in 1899-1901 with the ist
Battalion Cameron Highlanders, and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, Feb. to May 1900,
including the actions at Vet River and Zand River ; in the Transvaal in May and June, including the actions near
Johannesburg, Pretoria, and at Diamond Hill ; and in Orange River Colony, May to soth Nov. 1900, including the
actions at Wittebei'gen and Ladybrand (mentioned in despatches, honorary rank of Major, Medal with four Clasps).
Record of the Services of the ist Battalion The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
(formerly the ygth Regiment).
Kaised in 1793. Scotland, to February 1794. Ireland, to June 1794. England, to August 1794.
Flanders, to May 1795. England, to July 1795. West Indies, to 1797. England, to June 1799.
Guernsey, to August 1799. Holland, to October 1799 (battle of Egmont-op-Zee). England, to 1800.
Spain, to March i8oi. Egypt, to October 1801 (received the badge of "Egypt" — with the Sphinx).
Minorca, to 1802. Scotland, to 1803. Ireland, to 1805. England, to August 1807. Denm.'rrk, to
November 1807. England, to May 1808. Sweden, to July 1808. England, to August 1808. Portugal,
to February 1809. England, to July 1809. Holland, to September 1809. England, to 1810. Portugal
and Spain, to 1814 (battles of Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse).
Ireland, to May 1815. Belgium, to December 1815 (battle of Waterloo). France, to 1818. England,
to 1820. Ireland, to 1825. Canada, to 1836. Scotland, to 1839. England, to 1841. Gibraltar, to 184?,
Canada, to 1851. Scotland, to 1853. England, to May 1854. Scutari, to June 1854. Varna, to
September 1854. Crimea, to 1856 (battle of Alma and siege of Sebastopol). England, to June 1857.
Ireland, to July 1857. East Indies, to 1871 (capture of Lucknow). England, to 1875. Scotland, to 1879.
Gibraltar, to 1882. Egypt, to 1884 (war of 1882, battle of Tel-el-Kebir). Soudan, to 1886 (campaign
of 1884-85). Egypt, to 1887. England, to March 1888. Scotland, to 1892. Malta, to 1895. Gibraltar
to 1897. Egypt, to 1900 (Soudan Campaign, 1898). South Africa, 1900.

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