drummers

Drummers in the 92nd Highrs on campaign in
Afghanistan and at Majuba.

The Afghan medal roll for the 92nd Highlanders reveals that medals were awarded to 16 drummers out
of approximately 870 medals in total. This would suggest than less than one in fifty are named to that
rank.

A review of casualties incurred by the regiment leads me to the conclusion that these men were always in
the thick of things:

*Allan*	*Walter*
*Barr*	*Thomas*	wounded at Majuba
*Baillie*	*George*
*Gill*	*Mark*
*Hawse*	*James*
*Henderson*	*Archibald*
*Jardine*	*Alfred*
*Jardine*	*Thomas*	wounded at Charasia
*Laing*	*John*
*McMahon*	*Henry*
*McPherson*	*Peter*	killed in action at Majuba
*Marshall*	*Alexander*
*Nobbs*	*Frederick*	killed in action at Majuba
*Prior*	*Michael*
*Roddick*	*James*	awarded DCM in Afghanistan, wounded at Majuba
*Wilson*	*James*

Afghan medal awarded to
Archibald Henderson

Drummer Roddick depicted in a picture
by Cumming, awarded the DCM for
saving the life of Lieutenant Menzies in
Afghanistan in 1880