William McMurdo

Sir William Montagu Scott McMurdo
Carte de visite showing Sir William McMurdo, early 1860s.
Birth nameWilliam Montagu Scott McMurdo
Born(1819-05-30)30 May 1819
Died2 March 1894(1894-03-02) (aged 74)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankGeneral
Unit8th Regiment of Foot
28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
78th Highlanders
CommandsLand Transport Corps
Cheshire Regiment
69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot
The East Yorkshire Regiment
Battles / warsConquest of Sindh Crimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Légion d'honneur (France)
Order of the Mejidiye (Turkey)
Relations

Sir William Montagu Scott McMurdo GCB (30 May 1819 – 2 March 1894) was a British army officer who rose to the rank of general. He saw active service in India, helped to run a military railway in the Crimean War and then managed various groups of volunteers working with the army. He was eventually knighted.