MC GREGOR

Sir Duncan . b. 16 March 1787; ensign or lieut. 72 foot 31 Aug. 1801; captain 78 foot 17 April 1804, major 25 Nov. 1813, placed on h.p. 25 April 1816; major 31 foot 29 Jany. 1824, placed on h.p. 26 May 1825; lieut.-col. 93 foot 23 March 1826, placed on h.p. 27 July 1838; served in Sicily and Italy 1806, in Egypt 1807 and in the Peninsula 1813–4; lieut.-col. 93 foot 23 March 1826 to 27 July 1838 when placed on h.p.; inspector general of constabulary force, Ireland 1838–58; general 28 Oct. 1864; K.C.B. 28 Dec. 1848 for his services in Ireland; retired from the army Oct. 1877; author of A narrative of the lo of the Kent. By A Pa enger 1825, 7 ed. 1860. d. 2 Vanbrugh park, Black heath, Kent 8 June 1881. Note. —While major of 31 regt. on board the Kent East India man, she took fire 1 March 1825 in the Bay of Biscay, and he was instrumental in saving the lives of the pa engers.