Place Of Birth Wadley, near Faringdon, Berkshire, England
Place Of Death The Fishery, Denham, Middlesex, England
Buried/Location Ashes Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Church Hill, Harefield, Middlesex, England
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 24 February 1857
VC Presented 26 June 1857 by Queen Victoria at Hyde Park, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Church Hill, Harefield, Middlesex
P Name on “For Valour” memorial, in the cloister, Eton College, Windsor
By The Way…
He was Aids DE Camp to Queen Victoria and on retiring had the rank of Lieutenant-General
VC Held By
Coldstream Guards, Guards Museum, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London, England
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Being in charge of the Coldstream Guards Sharpshooters he held his position against a superior force, inflicting serious casualties. On another occasion capturing an enemy picquet and their equipment.
