David MacKay (November 23, 1831 - November 18, 1880) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom and Commonwealth forces. November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Leopold I 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... The English noun Commonwealth dates originally from the fifteenth century. ...

Life

Born at Alterwall, Howe, Lyth, Scotland, the son of a farm labourer, he enlisted in the 93rd Highlanders (which became the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders and ultimately the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) on December 23, 1850. Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... In classical economics and all micro-economics labour is one of three factors of production, the others being land and capital. ... Official name Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Nicknames Motto Sans Peur Ne Obliviscaris Anniversaries Balaklava (25 October) Marches Quick: The Highland Laddie Quick: The Campbells Are Coming Charge: Monymusk Funerals: Lochaber No More Mascot A Shetland Pony called Cruachan Description Infantry... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The VC

He was awarded the VC for an action during the Indian Mutiny. An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ...

Citation

From the London Gazette December 24, 1858: The London Gazette , front page from Monday 3 - 10 September 1666, reporting on the Great Fire of London. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

"For great personal gallantry in capturing an enemy colour after a most obstinate resistance, at the Secundrabagh, Lucknow, on the 16th of November 1857. He was severely wounded afterwards at the capture of the Shah Nujjif.

(Elected by the private soldiers of the regiment). "

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The medal

The whereabouts of the VC is unknown, Mackay sold it while he was still alive and it was auctioned around 1910.-1...

Memorial

Mackay was awarded the VC in 1857 but was buried in Lesmahagow cemetery in an unmarked grave. A ceremony was held at the cemetery on November 14, 1998 to unveil a marker erected near the grave. Lesmahagow is a small town on the edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland, and is also known as Abbey Green. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

References

• Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• SCOTLAND'S FORgotten VALOUR (Graham Ross, 1995)

Monuments To Courage is a book by David Harvey, published in 1999. ... The Register of the Victoria Cross A list of all 1350 Victoria Crosses with details of each recipient ISBN 0906324033 Publisher: Cheltenham: This England Books; 1981 Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 - 9 3/4 Pagination: 303 + 4. ... SCOTLANDS FORgotten VALOUR is a book by Graham Ross published in 1995 by MacLean Press, ISBN 1899272003. ...

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Strathclyde)
• Pte David MacKay VC (biography & VC action background)
• News Item (new memorial plaque)
• History of Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.