James Mouat

Sir

James Mouat

Depiction of the Charge of the Light Brigade
Born14 April 1815
Chatham, Kent
Died4 January 1899 (aged 83)
Kensington, London
Buried
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankSurgeon General
Unit44th Regiment of Foot
4th Regiment of Foot
9th Regiment of Foot
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
Battles/warsCrimean War
New Zealand Wars
AwardsVictoria Cross[1]
Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1894[2]
Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath[3]
Crimea Medal with Balaklava, Inkerman, Sebastopol clasps
New Zealand War Medal
Golden Jubilee Medal, 1887
Légion d'Honneur (France)
Turkish Crimea Medal[4]

Surgeon General Sir James Mouat VC KCB FRCS (14 April 1815 – 4 January 1899) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LG18540604 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "War Office, May 26, 1894". The London Gazette. No. 26516 (Supplement). 26 May 1894. pp. 3116–3117.
  3. ^ "War Department, February 5, 1856". The London Gazette. No. 21846. 5 February 1856. pp. 426–427.
  4. ^ "1854 - Surgeon James Mouat". Royal Army Medical Association Corps. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.