Facts: - battles: indian mutiny anglo-zulu war third anglo-burmese war - death date: 29 june 1898 -lrb- aged 64 -rrb- - allegiance: united kingdom of great britain and ireland - rank: major-general - placeofburial: st mary the virgin churchyard , great chart - awards: victoria cross order of the bath - birth date: 3 november 1833 - unit: 13th regiment of foot - name: william leet - branch: 23px british army - image: knox_leet . jpg - death place: great chart , kent - birth place: dalkey , county dublin Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william leet .
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william knox-leet vc cb -lrb- dalkey , county dublin 3 november 1833 -- 29 june 1898 -rrb- , was an irish recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .leet was 45 years old , and a major in the 1st bn. , 13th regiment of foot -lrb- later the somerset light infantry -lrb- prince albert 's -rrb- -rrb- , british army during the anglo-zulu war when the following deed took place on 28 march 1879 at battle of hlobane , zululand , south africa for which he was awarded the victoria cross : during the third anglo-burmese war -lrb- 1885 -- 87 -rrb- , then-colonel knox-leet commanded the infantry 's 2nd battalion , of which 144 men lost their lives in battle .their names are listed on the burma memorial in taunton , somersetshire .this was the 2nd battalion 's first operation .knox-leet was eventually promoted to major general .he married charlotte elizabeth anne sherlock , a daughter of thomas henry sherlock and mary catherine kingston of bandon , co. .cork , ireland .they had two sons , bertie fielding knox leet and dudley knox leet .william retired in july 1887 , died in great chart , kent , on 29 june 1898 .a memorial to him is in great chart churchyard .his victoria cross is displayed at the somerset light infantry museum , located in taunton , somerset , england .