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BORN 6 September 1829
DIED 23 January 1919 AGE 89
VC Won 14 November 1857 AGE 28
Place VC Won Lucknow
War/Campaign The Indian Mutiny
Name Sir John Watson No.
VC Issue No. 201 Awards VC GCB
Regiment 1st Punjab Cavalry
Later 11th Prince Albert Victors Own Cavalry
Now Frontier Force Pakistan Army
Rank VC Won Lieutenant
Rank End Of Career General
Place Of Birth Chigwell Row, Essex, England
Place Of Death Finchampstead, Berkshire, England
Buried/Location Ashes St James' Parish Churchyard, Church Lane, Finchampstead, Berkshire, England
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 16 June 1859
VC Presented 08 June 1859 by Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, St James' Parish Churchyard, Church Lane, Finchampstead, Berkshire
P Memorial in St James' Parish Church, Finchhampstead, Berkshire
P Named on eldest and second sons graves at St James' Parish Churchyard, Finchampstead, Berkshire
By The Way…
He joined up at 19 in 1848, becoming Colonel of regiment in 1904. 56 years of service to the colours.
VC Held By
The Lord Ashcroft collection I.W.M
