Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca

86 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1838.During their stay the regimentlost a few oftheir number, who were buried in the churchyardclose to the main guard ; among others, in1838, a promisingofficer named McMurdo. ASt. Helena correspondent of that date writes,"Lieut. Charles Baird McMurdo, 91st Regiment,died on the 30th of July, having just completedthe 26th year of his age,when an injury in theknee, received as he was returning to his quartersat Ladder Hill on the Sunday week previous,terminated fatallyin lock-jaw two days after thesymptoms had manifested themselves. The highestimation in which this lamented officer washeld was evincedbythe attendance at his funeralof H.E. Major-General Middlemore, C.B., andstaff, together with the whole of the militaryand civil establishment of the island. A monumentto hismemory is about to be erected by hisbrother officers in the church of James Town."1839. On the 2nd of June, 1839, the garrison wassurprised to see H.M.S. Melville, 74 guns, sailintoanchorage at James Town and immediatelyland despatches for the governor, ordering thehead-quarters (then commanded by Major Burne)and three companies of the regiment to embarkimmediatelyfor service on the eastern frontier