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- George served as Captain of the 1st Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch).
Ref: "History of the Munros" by A. Mackenzie - p. 157
George Montgomery, born on the 12th of August 1853. He entered the army as Lieutenant, and afterwards became a Captain in the 42nd Royal Highlanders, Black Watch. He served with distinction in the Ashanti War in 1874, where he was wounded, and for which he received a medal and clasp. He retired from the army in 1888, went to Nova Scotia, and died there, unmarried, on the 13th of October 1896.
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