Captain, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Killed in action on the Tugela at Hart's Hill ( 23 February 1900 (serving with the 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers when killed). Aged 26. Born October 1873. Son of D. Maitland, of Dundrennan. Also listed on Eton College Chapel Lupton's Chantry Old Boys Memorial, Eton, Berkshire,

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Maitland.—Capt. Stuart Cairns Maitland, Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action in the operations of Feb. 23rd and 24th, 190o, on the Tugela. He was the eldest son of D. Maitland, Esq., of Dundrennan, was born Oct., 1873, and educated at Eton (Mr. Ainger's). He entered the Gordon Highlanders, May, 1893, and was promoted capt. Oct., 1899. When war broke out Capt. Maitland was in England on leave from India, but on learning that his battalion was ordered to South Africa, he at once applied to join it. He did not, however, arrive in Natal in time, as his battalion formed part of the Ladysmith garrison, and the siege had commenced. Capt. Maitland was then attached for duty to the 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and was present at the battle of Colenso, and all the fighting on the Tugela, in which the Irish Brigade took part. He is buried beside Lieut.-Col. Thackeray, at the foot of the hill where he fell (known as Hart's or Railway or Inniskilling Hill). A marble headstone has been erected to mark his grave.

Captain, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action 30 May 1900 at Doornkop. Son of Sir Thomas Charlton-Meyrick and Mary Meyrick of Apley Castle, Shropshire. Born in August 1866. Educated at Cheam School, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. See Cardiff Boer War memorial, Cathay Park, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales and Celtic Cross, St Mary, Haverford West, Dyfed, Wales and Eton Old Boys, Lupton's Chantry, Eton College Chapel, Eton, Berkshire and Tablet to St J M Meyrick, All Saints Church, Wellington, Shropshire.

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Meyrick.—Capt. St. John Meyrick, Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action at Doornkop on May 30th, 190o, during Lieut.-Gen. Ian Hamilton's operations near Johannesburg. He was the son of Sir Thomas Charlton-Meyrick, of Apley Castle, Shropshire, by his marriage with Mary Rhode, second daughter of Col. Frederick Hill, and niece of Rowland, second Viscount Hill. Capt. Meyrick was born in Aug., 1866, and educated at Cheam School, Eton (Mr. Durnford's), and Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered the Gordon Highlanders from the 3rd. Batt. Cheshire Regt., Dec., 1886, being promoted capt. in 1897. For three years he acted as extra A.D.C., and for two years as A.D.C. to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. When war broke out Capt. Meyrick was serving at the depot of his regiment at Aberdeen, but proceeded to South Africa in Feb. 1900. On rejoining his battalion he took part in the advance on Johannesburg, in the brigade under Major-Gen. Smith-Dorrien. The day he was killed at Doornkop, Capt. Meyrick was leading his company to attack the Boer position ; and Sir A. Conan Doyle mentions that his "splendid corps, the Gordons, lost nearly a hundred men in their advance over the open."

Major, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action at Wagon Hill, Ladysmith 6 January 1900. Aged 39. Born 30 March 1861 in Edinburgh. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). Served Egypt 1882 (medal & clasp, Khedive's Star), Sudan 1884 (2 clasps), Sudan 1885 (clasp), Chitral 1895 (medal and bar), Malakand 1897 (2 clasps, MID, DSO).

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Miller-Wallnutt.—Major Claude Charles Miller-Wallnutt, D.S.O., 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action at Wagon Hill, Ladysmith, Jan. 6th, 1900. He was the only son of Mrs. Miller-Wallnutt, Edinburgh, was born 1861, educated at Edinburgh Academy, and entered the 75th Foot from the Argyll and Bute Artillery Militia, 1881, being promoted lieut. 1882, capt. 1888, and major 1898. He took part in the Egyptian Expedition, 1882, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, receiving the medal with clasp, and the bronze star. He served in the Soudan in 1884, under Sir Gerald Graham, was in the battles of El Teb and Tamai (two clasps), and also took part in the Soudan Expedition up the Nile, in 1885, under Major-Gen. Earle (clasp). His next experience of active service was in the operations in Chitral in 1895, when he accompanied the relief force under Sir Robert Low, and was engaged in the storming of the Malakand Pass, receiving the medal with clasp. He took part in the operations on the North-West Frontier of India, 1897-98, was engaged with the Tirah Expeditionary Force, was present at the action at Dargai, being mentioned in despatches and receiving two clasps and the D.S.O. Major Miller-Wallnutt accompanied his battalion to South Africa in Sept., 1899, and was in Ladysmith when war was declared. At Wagon Hill, he had come up in command of a company of Gordons, to reinforce the defenders at a critical moment. He was with Lieut. Jones, Royal Engineers, and was killed, shot, it is believed, by the Boer General, de Villiers, who had planned, and was leading the attack, but almost at the same moment a sapper shot de Villiers through the head. (See Lieut. Jones.) The author of "The Great Boer War" describes the stalwart Miller-Wallnutt as " a man cast in the mould of a Berserk Viking." He was mentioned in despatches, L.G., Feb. 8th, 1901.

[Listed as C H MONRO on memorial] Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action at Elandslaagte 21 October 1899. Aged 27. Born September 1872.

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Monro.—Lieut. Charles Gordon Monro, Gordon High-landers, was killed in action at Elandslaagte, Natal, Oct. 21st, 1899. He was born in Sept., 1872, educated at Harrow, and entered the Gordon Highlanders, June, 1892, being promoted lieut. Aug., 1896. Lieut. Monro accompanied his battalion to Natal from India, Sept., 1899, and served with it in Ladysmith till his death.

Second Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action at Elandslaagte 21 October 1899. Aged 21. Born January 1878. Son of Surgeon-Colonel John Murray (Army Medical Service).

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Murray.—2nd Lieut. John Gammel Duff Murray, Gordon Highlanders, was killed in action at the battle of Elandslaagte, Oct. 21st, 1899. He was the son of Surg.-Col. John Murray, A.M.S., born Jan, 1878, and educated at Wellington, where he was in the Anglesey. He entered the Gordon Highlanders from the Channel Islands Militia, March, 1899, and had proceeded with his battalion from India to Natal in September.