Answer the following question: Facts: - battles: mahdist war second boer war world war i - death date: 23 december 1956 - rank: lieutenant-colonel - placeofburial: anfield crematorium , liverpool - awards: 30px victoria cross meritorious service medal - birth date: 28 may 1877 - unit: the -lrb- liverpool -rrb- queen 's own cameron highlanders king 's regiment - name: donald farmer - branch: 23px british army - image: donald dickson farmer vc.jpg - death place: liverpool , england - birth place: kelso , scottish borders Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of donald farmer .
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lieutenant-colonel donald dickson farmer vc msm -lrb- 28 may 1877 -- 23 december 1956 -rrb- was a scottish recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .he joined the cameron highlanders on 29 march 1892 , and served with the 1st battalion in the sudan campaign , 1898 , and was present at the battles of atbara and khartoum .