Lord Mark Kerr (British Army officer, born 1676)

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Lord Mark Kerr was a Scottish-born professional soldier, who served in the War of the Spanish Succession and the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He reached the rank of General in the British Army, and held a number of important administration posts, including Governor of Edinburgh Castle.

Kerr was buried in St Mary Abbots, Kensington, shown here in 1869, shortly before its demolition

Almansa, April 1707; a decisive Bourbon victory, Kerr's regiment suffered heavy casualties, with many others taken prisoner

Carrickfergus Castle; Kerr was based here as Governor in 1716

29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot

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The 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1694. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment in 1881.

Colonel Thomas Farrington, founder of the regiment

Soldier of the 29th Foot in 1742

The 1770 Boston Massacre; the 29th was dubbed 'The Vein Openers' for their involvement

The Battle of Roliça, 17 August 1808