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THK REGIMENTS. 257
Captain William Morrison. Enlisted in i860 ; pro,
moted as Lieutenant in Arm)- Hospital Corps,
17th September, 1879; Captain, 17th December,
1889, and retired 5th May, 1896.
Captain Sinclair Forbes. Enlisted in 1864 ; appointed
Quarter Master, 27th August, 1884 ; and retired
with rank of Captain, . . , 1895.
Captain William Mackav. Enlisted in 1864 ; promoted
as Lieutenant in Army Hospital Corps, 1st
April, 1876 ; Captain, 1st April, 1886 ; and
retired 21st March, 1896.
Captain John Brebber. Enlisted in i860 ; appointed
Quarter Master, 24th September, 1873; Captain,
24th September, 1883 ; and died in Glasgow,
20th October, 1886.
Lieutenant Robertson Mackav. Enlisted in 1823.
While a Sergeant was promoted and transferred
as Lieutenant to 5th Fusiliers, on 4th September,
1840, and appointed Adjutant, 8th June, 1843.
He was shot dead by a private of the latter
regiment two months afterwards (on the nth
August). Mackay was a native of Reay. His
brother, Quarter Master Sergeant Adam Mac-
kay, also in the 93rd, served through the
Crimean War, and was offered a Commission,
but declined. The following extract is from
the regimental records of the 5th Fusiliers :
"On the afternoon parade of the nth August, 1843
(at Birr), a private .... a sanguinary monster in
human shape, fell out of the ranks, asking the permission of
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Captain William Morrison. Enlisted in i860 ; pro,
moted as Lieutenant in Arm)- Hospital Corps,
17th September, 1879; Captain, 17th December,
1889, and retired 5th May, 1896.
Captain Sinclair Forbes. Enlisted in 1864 ; appointed
Quarter Master, 27th August, 1884 ; and retired
with rank of Captain, . . , 1895.
Captain William Mackav. Enlisted in 1864 ; promoted
as Lieutenant in Army Hospital Corps, 1st
April, 1876 ; Captain, 1st April, 1886 ; and
retired 21st March, 1896.
Captain John Brebber. Enlisted in i860 ; appointed
Quarter Master, 24th September, 1873; Captain,
24th September, 1883 ; and died in Glasgow,
20th October, 1886.
Lieutenant Robertson Mackav. Enlisted in 1823.
While a Sergeant was promoted and transferred
as Lieutenant to 5th Fusiliers, on 4th September,
1840, and appointed Adjutant, 8th June, 1843.
He was shot dead by a private of the latter
regiment two months afterwards (on the nth
August). Mackay was a native of Reay. His
brother, Quarter Master Sergeant Adam Mac-
kay, also in the 93rd, served through the
Crimean War, and was offered a Commission,
but declined. The following extract is from
the regimental records of the 5th Fusiliers :
"On the afternoon parade of the nth August, 1843
(at Birr), a private .... a sanguinary monster in
human shape, fell out of the ranks, asking the permission of
R
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