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McMurdo was commissioned in the 8th (The King’s) Regiment of Foot in 1837. In 1841 he became lieutenant in the 22nd (The Cheshire Regiment) Foot and accompanied the regiment to India. There he served under Sir Charles Napier in Sindh, taking part in the battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad (1843). In 1844 he married Napier's daughter and three years later was appointed his aide-de-camp. During the Crimean War (1854–1856) McMurdo was appointed Director-General of the newly formed Land Transport Corps and commanded the Grand Crimean Central Railway that ran from Balaklava to Sebastopol. In 1857 McMurdo was made Colonel-Commander of the corps (renamed the Land Transport Corps) and from 1860 he served as Inspector General of Volunteers. In 1865 he established the Engineer and Volunteers Staff Corps.
Title
Major General (later General, Sir) William Montague Scott McMurdo (1819–1894), Inspector General of Volunteers
Date
c.1860
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 158 x W 122 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1972-06-18
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Miss F. G. Doughty, 1972
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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