BWM
to Lt Colonel VD, Surgeon IMD & IMS, also served in Sudan 1885.
Famous Scottish family of Doctors.
British War Medal (GV)
Named: Lt. Col. J.F. MacLaren
Son of Dr John MacLaren and Jane Craige
Clark, Kirkmichael, Blairgowrie, Scotland (I believe that this is near
Perth). Born 22 Oct. 1854. MB CM Ed. 1877. Surg. 2
April 1881. SM 2 April 1893. Lt-Col 2 April 1901. S.
List 15 Oct. 1908. Reserves 24 June 1911. Recalled for
Great War.
From 1920 "War Service of Officers
of the Army etc":
MacLaren JF (Lt-Col. ret. Indian
Medical Service). Served Sudan Expedition 1885 -
Suakin. Action of Hasheen and operations at Tamai. Medal
with clasps; bronze star.
From "The History of Blairgowrie"
(John A.R. Macdonald, 1899)
George G. MacLaren - a
distinguished military surgeon, served over 22 years in India; for
many years Medical Supervisor of the important Civil Station of
Dehra Doon, NW Province, who performed in 1880 a successful
operation on the right eye of Yakoob Khan, ex-Ameer of Afghanistan;
retired on a pension with honorary rant of Lt-Colonel.
James F. MacLaren (brother of the
above) - appointed 1881, Surgeon to HM 2nd (PWO) Goorkha
regiment, permanently stationed during the peace at Dehra Doon,
NW Province. (It was this regiment who so markedly
distinguished itself along with the 92nd Highlanders, at the battle
of Candahar, under Sir F. Roberts, during the Afrghan War.).
Awarded Volunteer Decoration 21
June 1901.
MIC confirms WW1 service as BWM only.
Issued by the Govt. of India.
EF
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