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  • Samuel McGaw
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  • Samuel McGaw VC (1838 – 22 July 1878) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Unit
  • 42
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honorific suffix
  • VC
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Birth Date
  • 1838
death place
  • Larnaca, Cyprus
Name
  • Samuel McGaw
Birth Place
  • Kirkmichael, Ayrshire
Awards
  • 30
death date
  • 1878-07-22
Rank
  • Sergeant
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placeofburial
  • British Cemetery, Kyrenia, Cyprus
abstract
  • Samuel McGaw VC (1838 – 22 July 1878) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.