Here is the first follow up, 78th Chelsea Hospital Admissions. This list is both longer, and a bit disjointed. Perhaps some subsequent 78th Regiment listings are mixed in with the 78th Fraser's entries. Did the clerk record the year wrong, or is this a later 18th Century copy? Also unlike the 77th where there are a fury of entries after the regiment was disbanded, with the 78th there are entries thruout the war. Is this a case of Fraser being proactive at sending his wounded home, or the result of the 78th being involved in more conventional campaigns, better medical care and close to ships that could send the men home, while the 77th was deep in the interior? Like most research, it often causes more questions than it answers.
Once again, look at some of these ages, a 50 year old drummer with 24 years of service, a 46 year old Sergeant Major with 36 years of service! Ample documentation for a wide range of ages, not just 18 year olds led by late 20 year old Officers and NCO's that some would like reenacting to be.
Once again, look at some of these ages, a 50 year old drummer with 24 years of service, a 46 year old Sergeant Major with 36 years of service! Ample documentation for a wide range of ages, not just 18 year olds led by late 20 year old Officers and NCO's that some would like reenacting to be.
Sgt Ja Willamson
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39
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19
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Ulcered Breast
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20 July 175?
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Ian McAlhum
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34
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2 ½
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Wounded Head
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Ditto
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Don Cattanach
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46
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7
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Lost his Left Eye
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18 Dec 1759
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Don Livingstone
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22
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2 ½
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Wounded
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18 Mar 1760
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CPL Ian Cameron
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20
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2 10 Months
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Wounded
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Alex McColl
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34
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2 10/12
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Wounded
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CPL Ian MacDougle
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22
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2 10/12
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Shot thru right arm
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CPL Don Ross
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31
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3
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Wound Fingers
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4 Dec 1759
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Duncan Duff
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28
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3
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Lost his Rt hand
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Ditto
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CPL Don MacDonald
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22
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3
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Lost his rt thumb
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Ditto
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CPL Ian Cameron
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31
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2 10/12
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Wounded
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18 Mar 1760
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CPL Donald MacDonald
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36
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4
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Wounded Breast
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23 Dec 1760
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Arch Stuart
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23
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2 10/12
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Lost a leg
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18 Mar 1760
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Robt Thompson
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36
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2 ½
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Wounded Head
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20 Jul 1759
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CPL Tho Fraser
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50
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26
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Lost his Sight
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20 Oct 1759
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CPL Ian McLaren
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26
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4
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Lost use of his left arm
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Ditto
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Dun Cameron
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36
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20
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Wounded
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23 Dec 1760
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Alex Monroe
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63
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30
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Infirm
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Ditto
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Simon Munro
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24
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4
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Lost the Use of his legs
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Ditto
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Rob Carr
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41
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24
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Lost his arm
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CPL Alex Fraser
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48
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20
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Wounded Thighs
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4 Dec ????
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Murl McEnzie
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63
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16
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Old & infirm
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23 Dec ????
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Dun Kenedy
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52
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8
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Wounded
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Page Loss
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Donald Grant
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24
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4
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Wounded
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Page Loss
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Chas McLachland
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30
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4
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Lost his right leg
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Page Loss
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CPL Don McDonald
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24
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4
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Wounded Head
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23 Dec 1760
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David Morris
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28
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4
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Consumption
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27 Feb 1761
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CPL Angus McDonald
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40
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4
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Lost use of Left Arm
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28 Oct 1760
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CPL Alex Fraser
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50
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22
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Worn Out
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11 Jan 1764
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CPL Don Campbell
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57
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25
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Bruised
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8 Sept 1761
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Allen McKay
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50
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20
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Wounded in the hand
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Ditto
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Will Lawson
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27
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4
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Wounded in the Arm
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Ditto
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Ja Jamieson
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23
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4
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Wounded in the Leg
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Ditto
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CPL Evan Cameron
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30
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4
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Wounded in Arm & Leg
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Ditto
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Don McLeod
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20
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2
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Lost a Leg
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5 Dec 1780*****
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CPL In Fraser
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44
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4 ¾
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Wounded in left Leg
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28 Oct 1760
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Duncn Ross
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35
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4
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Wounded Head
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8 Sept 1761
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SGT Ian Campbell
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48
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28
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Worn Out
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6 Jan 1764
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Drummer Dan Gunn
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50
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24
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Ditto
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Ditto
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Dond Stuart
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30
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8
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Very Severly Wounded
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Ditto
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CPL Malcom McNaut
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37
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15
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Wounded Shoulder
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Ditto
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Ja Hunter
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30
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7
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Consumptive&Wounded
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Ditto
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Will McLeod
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54
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26
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Worn Out
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Ditto
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Ian McNabb
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31
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7
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Wounded both thighs
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Ditto
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Ian Campbell
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47
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7
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Wounded Head&Thigh
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Ditto
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Page Loss
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30
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7
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Epilictick Fitts
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Ditto
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Dougle Campbell
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60
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11
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Consumptive
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Page Loss
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Don Fraser
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34
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7
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Wound Shoulder
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6 Ditto (Page Loss)
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Walt McNicholl
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54
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13
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Ruptured
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11 Ditto
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Ja Campbell
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45
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7
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Wound ?????
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29 May 1760
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Dan McMaster
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30
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12
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Scurvey
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28 Oct 1760
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Tho Fraser
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24
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4
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Ditto
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CPL Alex McKenzie
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26
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4
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Lost use of his Lt Arm
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Ditto
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CPL Arch McDonald
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31
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4 ¾
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Wounded RT Arm
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8 Sept 1761
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Wm McPherson
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27
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7
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Wounded
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Ditto
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Hugh Fraser
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35
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3
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Lame in Left Leg
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4 Dec 1759
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Dan McFarlane
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38
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4
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Wounded Groin
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8 Sept 1761
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SGT Angus McDonald
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47
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13
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Gravel
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Ditto
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SGM? Prosperus Stevenson
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65
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33
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Lost his speech
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30 Nov 1779
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CPL Ian MacDonald
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36
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2 10/12ths
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Lost the use of his limbs
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18 Mar 1760
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Angus Steward
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50
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17
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Bruised in Drawing
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11 Jan 1764
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CPL Alex McKenzie
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24
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7
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Disabled by Wounds
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11 Jan 1764
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Ian Furguson
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30
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7
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Shot in the hand
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1 May 1764
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Cpl Don McDonald
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28
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2 ½
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Fitts & Wounded Head
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4 Dec 175 (Page Loss)
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Cpl Ian Campbell
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27
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7 ¾
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Wounded thighs
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Page Loss
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SGM Tho Laing
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46
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36!
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Worn Out
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Page Loss
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Peter Graham
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54
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3
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Disabled ankle lost the use of his limbs
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Page Loss
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Given that the 77th and 78th were raised in 1757, the long serving soldiers listed here clearly spent time in other regiments. We know that when the 77th and 78th were raised, the 42nd filled out and a second battalion added, bilingual (Gaelic - English) men were drafted into these Highland regiments from other non Highland regiments. I think we are looking at some of those men here.
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