The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-27 00:00:00

VICTORIA CROSS.

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(Front the London. Gazette of this Evening.)
WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 24.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her
intension to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross.
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for noble behaviour on the part of Lientenant-Colohel
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of
16th
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Colonel Mackenzie, commanding Ist Brigade Horse Artil-
lery, dated Camp, near Delhi, 10th July, 1857, published
1858.)
24th Bombay Native Infantry—Lieut. William Alex.
Kerr on the breaking out of a mutiny in the 27th Bombay
Native Infantry in July, 1857, a party of the mutineers
took up a position in the stronghold, or page, near th,
town of Kolapore, and defended themselves to extremity.
" Lieutenant Kerr, of the Southern Mahratta Irregular
Horse, took a prominent share of the attack on the pol§i.
tion, and at the moment when its capture was :of
great public importance, he made a dash at one of
the gateways, with some dismounted horsemen, and forced
an entrance by breaking down the gate. The attack vise
completely successful, and the defenders were either killed,
wounded,
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rr attributed
captured,to a
utreensualntt
de-
voted bravery." (Letter from the Political Superintendent
at Kolapore, to the Adjutant-General of the Army, dated
10th September, 1857.)
Bengal Sappers and Miners—Sergeant Jobs Smith, for
conspicuous gallantry in conjauction with. Lieutenants
lays withng
ad
perfect
justice
Home and Salkeld, in the performance of the desperate
duty of blowing in the Cashmere Gate of the fortress of
Lieutenant Kerr sm
Delhi in broad daylight, under a heavyand destructive
fire of musketry, on the morning of the 14th September,
1857, preparatory to the assault.— (General Order of Major
General Sir Archdale Wilson, Bart., K.C. B. dated Bead
Quarters, Delhi City, September 21, 1857.
52nd Reginlent— Bugler Robert Hawthorne, who ac-
companied the explosion party, not only performed the
dangerous duty on which he was employed, but previously
attached himself to Lieut.Balkeld, of the Engineers, when
dangerously wounded, bound up his wounds under a heavy
musketry fire, and had him removed without further in-
j ery.—(General Order of Major-General Sir Archdale Wil-
son, Bart., K.C.8., dated Head Quarters, Delhi City,
September 2i, 1857.)
52d Regiment.—" Lance-Corporal Henry Smith most
gallantly carried away a wounded comrade under a hea'vy
tire of grape and musketry on the Chaundee Chouck, is the
city of Delhi on the morning of the assault on the 14th
September, 1857." (General Order of Major-General Sir
Archdale Wilson, Bart., K.C.8., dated Head Quarters,
Delhi City, Sept 21, 1t557.
Bengal Horse Artillery—Sergeant Bernard Diamond,
ant Gunner Richard Fitz Gerald, for an act of valour per-
formed in action against the rebels and mutineers at
Boolurelshur, on the 23th September, 1857, when these
two soldiers evinced the most determined bravery in work-
ing their gun under a heavy fire of musketry, whereby
they cleared the road of the enemy, after every other man
belonging to it had been either killed or disabled by
wounds. (Despatch of Major Turner, Bengal Horse Artil-
lery, dated Boolundshur, 21 October, 1857.)