Career
McDermond was approximately 22 years old, and a private in the 47th (the Lancashire) Regiment of Foot, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital. Private McDermond rushed to the rescue and killed the man who had wounded the colonel. There is a painting depicting this event hung in the Queen"s Lancashire Regiment Museum at Fulwood Barracks, Preston. According to his service record John McDermod was from Clackmannan and was discharged due to injury.
He died 19 July 1866 Glasgow, Scotland of typhus.
Although only 38 his profession was marked down as "pensioner"
lieutenant is generally believed that he is buried in Paisley but this may be because a person with the same name died at the poor house there in 1868.
