Awards & Winners

Donald Farmer

Date of Birth 28-May-1877
Place of Birth Kelso
(United Kingdom, Scottish Borders)
Nationality United Kingdom
Profession Soldier
Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Dickson Farmer VC MSM was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He joined the Cameron Highlanders on 29 March 1892, and served with the 1st Battalion in the Sudan Campaign, 1898, and was present at the battles of Atbara and Khartoum.

Awards by Donald Farmer

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1900


Victoria Cross
(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 13th December 1900 as sergeant of the 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the Second Boer War.)