Editing Duncan Millar

{{Short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
{{For|the English musician|Duncan Millar (musician)}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name          = Duncan Millar
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1824|6|19|df=yes}}
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1881|7|15|1824|6|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Kilmarnock]], Ayrshire, Scotland
| death_place   = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| placeofburial = 
| image         = Duncan Millar (1824–1881).png
| caption       = 
| nickname      = 
| allegiance    = {{UK}}
| serviceyears  = 
| rank          = [[Private (rank)|Private]]
| branch        = [[File:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Army]]
| commands      = 
| unit          = [[42nd Regiment of Foot]]
| battles       = [[Crimean War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]
| awards        = [[Victoria Cross]]
| laterwork     = 
}}
'''Duncan Millar''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] also known as '''Miller''' (19 June 1824 &ndash; 15 July 1881) was a Scottish recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious British honour. The award was for gallantry in the face of the enemy.<ref>''The Victoria Cross and George Cross: the complete history,'' Volume I 1854-1914, p. 299.</ref>

He was 34 years old and a [[private (rank)|private]] in the [[42nd Regiment of Foot|42nd Regiment]], (later [[The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)]], [[British Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 15 January 1859 at Maylah Ghat, [[British India]] for which he and Private [[Walter Cook (VC)|Walter Cook]] were awarded the VC:
{{blockquote|In the action at Maylah Ghaut, on the 15th January, 1859, Brigadier-General Walpole reports that the conduct of Privates Cook and Millar deserves to be particularly pointed out. At the time the fight was the severest, and the few men of the 42nd Regiment were skirmishing so close to the enemy (who were in great numbers), that some of the men were wounded by sword cuts, and the only officer with the 42nd was carried to the rear, severely wounded, and the Color-Serjeant was killed, these soldiers went to the front, took a prominent part in directing the Company, and displayed a courage, coolness, and discipline, which was the admiration of all who witnessed it.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22278||page=2420|date=21 June 1859}}</ref>}}

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National War Museum of Scotland]], [[Edinburgh Castle]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*''Scotland's Forgotten Valour'' (Graham Ross, 1995)
*''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (This England, 1997)
*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050104200733/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/glasgow.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Glasgow)''

{{Royal Regiments of Scotland}}

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