He died at Dundrige in Harberton in Devonshire on 12 September 1875.
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Farquharson FRANCIS EDWARD HENRY FARQUHARSONLieutenant, 42nd RegimentBorn: 25 March 1837, Glasgow, ScotlandDied: 12 September 1875, Haberton, DevonshireCitation: THE Queen has been graciously pleased to confirm the grant of the decoration of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Officer of Her Majesty's Army, which decoration has been provisionally conferred upon him by the Commander-in-Chief in India, in accordance with the rules laid down in Her Majesty's Warrant instituting the same, for an Act of Bravery performed by him in that country, when serving under his personal Command, as recorded against his name; viz.:For conspicuous bravery, when engaged before Lucknow, on the 9th March, 1858, in having led a portion of his Company, stormed a bastion mounting two guns, and spiked the guns, by which the advanced position, held during the night of the 9th of March, was rendered secure from the fire of Artillery. Lieutenant Farquharson was severely wounded, while holding an advanced position, on the morning of the 10th of March.[London Gazette issue 22278 dated 21 Jun 1859, published 21 Jun 1859.] #### No comments: #### Newer Post Older Post Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) ## About Me RM1(SS) (ret) Retired sailor with 21+ years of service - including 13 years on 688-class submarines, and three on a sub tender. Born and raised in the Midwest, now living on the East Coast. View my complete profile ## Blog Archive (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (2) (3) (1) (2) (44) (1) (3) (2) (4) (5) (7) (6) (9) (7) (46) (2) (4) (5) (11) (10) (3) (1) (1) (1) (2) (6) (99) (3) (4) (3) Victoria Cross: F. E. H. Farquharson Victoria Cross: R. Humpston and J. 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Francis Farquharson
Later life.
He later achieved the rank of major. 
 He fell ill during the Ashanti campaign of 1874 and retired from active service.