branch death_place death_date birth_place unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
23px british army chiswick , london 29 december 1872 -lrb- aged 37 -rrb- meerut , british india 53rd regiment of foot victoria cross indian mutiny 25 february 1835 brompton cemetery , london captain victoria cross medal without bar.png alfred kirke ffrench
 alfred kirke ffrench
alfred kirke ffrench

alfred kirke ffrench vc -lrb- 25 february 1835 -- 29 december 1872 -rrb- was a 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 .
ffrench was twenty-two years old , and a lieutenant in the 53rd regiment of foot -lrb- later the king 's shropshire light infantry -rrb- of the british army during the indian mutiny , when he performed the deed on 16 november 1857 at lucknow , india for which he was awarded the v.c. : he later reached the rank of captain .
ffrench took ill whilst serving in bermuda and died in london .
the officers of his regiment wore black arm bands upon the notice of his death , following which he was buried at brompton cemetery .
a memorial tablet to him was also placed in st chad 's church , shrewsbury .
his victoria cross is displayed at the king 's shropshire light infantry museum in shrewsbury castle , shropshire , england .
