Plaque commorating Sergeant Donald D. Farmer VC in Kelso
Sergeant Farmer was 23 years old, in the 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, British Army during the Second Boer War when he won the VC on 13 December 1900 at Nooitgedacht, South Africa. His citation reads - During the attack on General Clements Camp at Nooitgedacht, on the 13th December, 1900, Lieutenant Sandilands, Cameron Highlanders, with fifteen men, went to the assistance of a picquet which was heavily engaged, most of the men having been killed or wounded. The enemy, who were hidden by trees, opened fire on the party at a range of about 20 yards, killing two and wounding five, including Lieutenant Sandilands. Sergeant Farmer at once went to the Officer, who was perfectly helpless, and carried him away under a very heavy and close fire to a place of comparative safety, after which he returned to the firing line and was eventually taken prisoner. Three days after capture, he knocked his guard unconscious and managed to escape eventually finding his way back to his Battalion. Presented with his Victoria Cross by HRH Prince of Wales at Pietermaritzburg,Natal on August 15th 1901.
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