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Mouat, James, Sir
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Mouat, James, Sir
Date Of Birth
14 Apr 1815
Age
39
Birth Place
Chatham, Kent
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Chatham, Kent; Kensington, London, England
Date
26 Oct 1854
Date Of Death
4 Jan 1899
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Later Surgeon General.
Rank Name
Surgeon
Gazette Info
VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22149/pages/2756. Sugeon James Mouat, C.B., late 6th Dragoons. On 26th October 1854 in the Crimea, at Balaclava, Surgeon Mouat went with a corporal to the assistance of an officer who was lying seriously wounded in an exposed position, after the retreat of the Light Cavalry. He dressed the officer's wounds under heavy fire from the enemy, and by stopping a severe haemorrhage, helped to save his life.
Gazette Date
1858
Gazette Page
2756 (V.C.); Issue: 22149 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Balaclava, Crimea
Service
British Army
Regiment
Dragoons
Battalion
6th (Inniskilling) Battalion
Commemorated
Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Place of Death
Kensington, London
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
Crimea Medal
unit
Dragoons
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
29 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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