He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald McMurdo of Loch Arthur, Kirkcudbrightshire and commissioned in the 8th Foot in 1837. In 1841 he became lieutenant in the 22nd Foot which went to India that year. There he served under Sir Charles Napier and in 1843 was involved in the battles of Miani and Hyderabad. In the latter he was wounded and also mentioned in dispatches. Later that year he was promoted to captain in the 28th Foot but then transferred to the 78th Highlanders. In 1844 he married Napier's daughter. When Napier returned to India in 1849, McMurdo went with him as his aide-de-camp.[1]
In 1853 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and acted as assistant adjutant-general in Dublin. The following year he was appointed director-general of the newly formed Land Transport Corps and went to Crimea to assist in running the Grand Crimean Central Railway.[2] He eventually took it over from the contractors Peto, Brassey and Betts.[3] He received from the French the Légion d'honneur (fourth class) and from the Turks the Mejidiye (fourth class). After the end of the Crimean War the Land Transport Corps was converted into the Military Train in 1857 and McMurdo was made its colonel-commander. From 1860 he became involved with the volunteers working with the army and became the inspector-general of volunteers. In 1865 he established the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps. He also became the colonel of the Inns of Court Volunteers and of the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps.[1]
From 1866 to 1870 he commanded a brigade in the Dublin district, then in the Rawalpindi district in Bengal from 1870 to 1873. He was promoted major-general in 1868, lieutenant-general in 1876 and general in 1878. He was colonel of the 69th Foot in 1876, then transferred to the 15th Foot in 1877 and the 22nd Foot (Cheshire Regiment) in 1888. In 1881 he was made KCB and subsequently GCB in 1893. He was a councillor of the Oxford Military College in Cowley and Oxford Oxfordshire from 1876 to 1894. He died in Nice in 1894.
Children:
Charles Napier McMurdo 1845–1893
Montagu McMurdo 1847–
Dorothy Doughty was a sculptor and potter.
Katherine Emily McMurdo 1847–
Robert Archibald McMurdo 1849–1892
William Anastasius McMurdo 1850–1903
Henry Edward Fitzgerald McMurdo 1851–1940
George Napier McMurdo 1852–1949
Richard McMurdo 1855–1863
Emily Ann McMurdo 1857–1937
Susan Sarah McMurdo 1858–1941
Louisa Augusta McMurdo 1860–1932
Arthur Montagu McMurdo DSO 1861–1914
Caroline Amelia married the explorer and writer Charles Montagu Doughty
In 1853 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and acted as assistant adjutant-general in Dublin. The following year he was appointed director-general of the newly formed Land Transport Corps and went to Crimea to assist in running the Grand Crimean Central Railway.[2] He eventually took it over from the contractors Peto, Brassey and Betts.[3] He received from the French the Légion d'honneur (fourth class) and from the Turks the Mejidiye (fourth class). After the end of the Crimean War the Land Transport Corps was converted into the Military Train in 1857 and McMurdo was made its colonel-commander. From 1860 he became involved with the volunteers working with the army and became the inspector-general of volunteers. In 1865 he established the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps. He also became the colonel of the Inns of Court Volunteers and of the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps.[1]
From 1866 to 1870 he commanded a brigade in the Dublin district, then in the Rawalpindi district in Bengal from 1870 to 1873. He was promoted major-general in 1868, lieutenant-general in 1876 and general in 1878. He was colonel of the 69th Foot in 1876, then transferred to the 15th Foot in 1877 and the 22nd Foot (Cheshire Regiment) in 1888. In 1881 he was made KCB and subsequently GCB in 1893. He was a councillor of the Oxford Military College in Cowley and Oxford Oxfordshire from 1876 to 1894. He died in Nice in 1894.
Children:
Charles Napier McMurdo 1845–1893
Montagu McMurdo 1847–
Dorothy Doughty was a sculptor and potter.
Katherine Emily McMurdo 1847–
Robert Archibald McMurdo 1849–1892
William Anastasius McMurdo 1850–1903
Henry Edward Fitzgerald McMurdo 1851–1940
George Napier McMurdo 1852–1949
Richard McMurdo 1855–1863
Emily Ann McMurdo 1857–1937
Susan Sarah McMurdo 1858–1941
Louisa Augusta McMurdo 1860–1932
Arthur Montagu McMurdo DSO 1861–1914
Caroline Amelia married the explorer and writer Charles Montagu Doughty
He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald McMurdo of Loch Arthur, Kirkcudbrightshire and commissioned in the 8th Foot in 1837. In 1841 he became lieutenant in the 22nd Foot which went to India that year. There he served under Sir Charles Napier and in 1843 was involved in the battles of Miani and Hyderabad. In the latter he was wounded and also mentioned in dispatches. Later that year he was promoted to captain in the 28th Foot but then transferred to the 78th Highlanders. In 1844 he married Napier's daughter. When Napier returned to India in 1849, McMurdo went with him as his aide-de-camp.[1]
In 1853 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and acted as assistant adjutant-general in Dublin. The following year he was appointed director-general of the newly formed Land Transport Corps and went to Crimea to assist in running the Grand Crimean Central Railway.[2] He eventually took it over from the contractors Peto, Brassey and Betts.[3] He received from the French the Légion d'honneur (fourth class) and from the Turks the Mejidiye (fourth class). After the end of the Crimean War the Land Transport Corps was converted into the Military Train in 1857 and McMurdo was made its colonel-commander. From 1860 he became involved with the volunteers working with the army and became the inspector-general of volunteers. In 1865 he established the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps. He also became the colonel of the Inns of Court Volunteers and of the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps.[1]
From 1866 to 1870 he commanded a brigade in the Dublin district, then in the Rawalpindi district in Bengal from 1870 to 1873. He was promoted major-general in 1868, lieutenant-general in 1876 and general in 1878. He was colonel of the 69th Foot in 1876, then transferred to the 15th Foot in 1877 and the 22nd Foot (Cheshire Regiment) in 1888. In 1881 he was made KCB and subsequently GCB in 1893. He was a councillor of the Oxford Military College in Cowley and Oxford Oxfordshire from 1876 to 1894. He died in Nice in 1894.
Children:
Charles Napier McMurdo 1845–1893
Montagu McMurdo 1847–
Dorothy Doughty was a sculptor and potter.
Katherine Emily McMurdo 1847–
Robert Archibald McMurdo 1849–1892
William Anastasius McMurdo 1850–1903
Henry Edward Fitzgerald McMurdo 1851–1940
George Napier McMurdo 1852–1949
Richard McMurdo 1855–1863
Emily Ann McMurdo 1857–1937
Susan Sarah McMurdo 1858–1941
Louisa Augusta McMurdo 1860–1932
Arthur Montagu McMurdo DSO 1861–1914
Caroline Amelia married the explorer and writer Charles Montagu Doughty
In 1853 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and acted as assistant adjutant-general in Dublin. The following year he was appointed director-general of the newly formed Land Transport Corps and went to Crimea to assist in running the Grand Crimean Central Railway.[2] He eventually took it over from the contractors Peto, Brassey and Betts.[3] He received from the French the Légion d'honneur (fourth class) and from the Turks the Mejidiye (fourth class). After the end of the Crimean War the Land Transport Corps was converted into the Military Train in 1857 and McMurdo was made its colonel-commander. From 1860 he became involved with the volunteers working with the army and became the inspector-general of volunteers. In 1865 he established the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps. He also became the colonel of the Inns of Court Volunteers and of the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps.[1]
From 1866 to 1870 he commanded a brigade in the Dublin district, then in the Rawalpindi district in Bengal from 1870 to 1873. He was promoted major-general in 1868, lieutenant-general in 1876 and general in 1878. He was colonel of the 69th Foot in 1876, then transferred to the 15th Foot in 1877 and the 22nd Foot (Cheshire Regiment) in 1888. In 1881 he was made KCB and subsequently GCB in 1893. He was a councillor of the Oxford Military College in Cowley and Oxford Oxfordshire from 1876 to 1894. He died in Nice in 1894.
Children:
Charles Napier McMurdo 1845–1893
Montagu McMurdo 1847–
Dorothy Doughty was a sculptor and potter.
Katherine Emily McMurdo 1847–
Robert Archibald McMurdo 1849–1892
William Anastasius McMurdo 1850–1903
Henry Edward Fitzgerald McMurdo 1851–1940
George Napier McMurdo 1852–1949
Richard McMurdo 1855–1863
Emily Ann McMurdo 1857–1937
Susan Sarah McMurdo 1858–1941
Louisa Augusta McMurdo 1860–1932
Arthur Montagu McMurdo DSO 1861–1914
Caroline Amelia married the explorer and writer Charles Montagu Doughty
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