Military Cemetery, Troodos, Cyprus

WM name reference MCTC1


Current Location:

Military Cemetery, Troodos, Limassol, Cyprus


Description:

2 or possibly 3 Scots Guards graves f 2nd Battalion Scots Guards were sent to Cyprus after the termination of the Suakin operations in 1885, because of a Russian threat in the Eastern Mediteranean


Campaign:

Anglo-Egyptian War 1882



Surname First Name Date of Death Name of Memorial(s)
McCullough Samuel 14-8-1885 Military Cemetery, Troodos View
Gill Joseph 3-8-1885 Military Cemetery, Troodos View

Further information:

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If you have information on a specific memorial please send it on to the Historical Committee. The Memorial information required is:

  • Who or what formation of the Regiment is named on the memorial. What event, dates or other inscriptions on the memorial.
  • The country, nearest town/city or other details of location.
  • A description of the memorial with a photograph if possible.
  • For bigger sites a copy of any advertising information or leaflets would be useful.

Please sent any information that you find to: Michael Campbell-Lamerton


As the information on the database builds up Michael Campbell-Lamerton will be sending regular updates to Archives at RHQ who remains the point of contact about for inquiries on past members of the Regiment.