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Victoria Crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny 1857-59
Description | A list of officers and NCOs who were awarded the Victoria Cross for Acts of Bravery during the Indian Mutiny 1857-59. | Date transcribed | 2009-11-06 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | The dates and details are given for each Act of Bravery singled out for the award of the Victoria Cross to Officers and NCOs of the Bengal Army. |
| Surname | Rosamond | | First Names | M | | Rank | Serjeant-Major (now Ensign) | | Dates of Bravery | 4 Jun 1857 | | Description | This Non-Commissioned Officer volunteered to accompany Lieutenant-Colonel Spottiswoode, Commanding the 37th N. I., to the right of the lines, in order to set them on fire, with the view of driving out the Sepoys, on the occasion of the outbreak at Benares, on the evening of the 4th June 1857; and also volunteered, with Sergeant-Major Gill, of the Loodiana Regiment, to bring off Captain Brown and his wife and infant, and also some others, from a detached bungalow, into the barracks. His conduct was highly meritorious, and he has since been promoted. |
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Data extracted from the book "War Services of Officers of the Bengal Army" by Captain T.C. Anderson, published in 1863.
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