"Facilitating a veteran," Inverness Courier, Nov. 1, 1912, p. 4e.   "A Deputation of 93rd Highlanders waited on Mr Kemp, late of the regiment, a Crimea and Indian Mutiny veteran, at his house in Rosenarkie on Friday, the 58th anniversary of the Battle of Balaklava. The deputation consisted of the sergeant-major, quarter-master-sergeant, drum-major, pipe-major, and three colour-sergeants. Mr Kemp saw a great deal of military service, and, since leaving the service, he has served in the Town Council of Fortrose, for many years as a Magistrate. He has retired on account of ill-health. In addition to his war medals, he is in possession of the meritorious service medal and in receipt of an annuity. The deputation were entertained to lunch, and spent a happy evening with the old veteran. They drank to Mr Kemp's health with Highland honours. Mr Kemp served in the Army for the long period of 43 years."     "Veteran soldier dead; the late Mr Kemp, Fortrose," Inverness Courier, March 25, 1913, p. 6e.   "In the death of Sergeant-Major John Kemp, Fortrose, which took place Tuesday night, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (writes a correspondent) have lost the 'Father of the Regiment,' and the burgh of Fortrose one of its leading men. The son of the late Roderick Kemp, Officer of Excise, John Kemp was born at Glen-Urquhart on Loch-Ness side, in 1832, and at 17 years of age joined the 93rd Highlanders. He soon rose, and by the time the regiment was ordered out to the Crimea he had attained the rank of sergeant and colour-sergeant before the end of this his first campaign. As is well-known, the Highland Brigade did very fine work in the Crimea, and the 93rd had their full share of the honours though they suffered very heavily in men. The medals gained in the Crimea were the Crimea (with the clasps Sebastopol, Balaclava, and Alma) the 'Zimbella medal, 1854' [?], and the Turkish medal, 1855. Shortly after the regiment's return from the Black Sea, war was declared with China, and the 93rd was ordered out to the seat of war. At Simon's Bay on the passage out news was received of the mutiny of the native regiments in India, and the troopship made for Calcutta, the Highlanders landing there in September 1857. The amount of service which the regiment went through during the next couple of years was extraordinary, and proved it to be composed of men of the highest courage and endurance. Some years ago, Sergeant-Major Kemp gave a couple of lectures to the Fortrose Mutual Improvement Society on his Indian campaigns. Colour-Sergeant Kemp was often in the van of the attacking regiment, but while he vividly described the terrible scenes enacted he was always very modest with regard to his own share, even while he several times was wounded. The Mutiny medal has the relief of Lucknow and Lucknow clasps. Mr Kemp had also the long service and good conduct medal, the Argyll and Sutherland medal, King Edward VII meritorious medal, and two gold medals for saving life. After serving 21 years with the 93rd, he took duty with the 3rd Battalion Prince of Wales North Stafford Regiment in 1870, and remained attached to this regiment till he retired from the army in 1892, having served in all 43 years. He then settled down in Fortrose and very shortly after was elected to the Town Council, where he continued for 17 years, a dozen of which was one of the baillies. He was a keen golfer, and won the annual gold gold medal in 1895. He is survived by his widow. In November last he wrote an article in 'The Thin Red Line', the regimental paper of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, on 'Soldiering in the 93rd 62 years ago'."