Gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the retreat from Maiwand to Kandahar in the Second Anglo-Afghan War on 28th July 1880.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the retreat from Maiwand to Kandahar in the Second Anglo-Afghan War on 28th July 1880.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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