Thomas Elsdon Ashford

Thomas Elsdon Ashford

forces.

He was about 21 years old, and a private in The Royal Fusiliers, British Army during the Second Afghan War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 16 August 1880 at Deh Khoja, near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Private Ashford assisted a lieutenant (William St. Lucien Chase) in rescuing and carrying for a distance of over 200 yards under the fire of the enemy, a wounded soldier who had taken shelter in a block-house. Several times they were compelled to rest, but they persevered and finally brought the wounded man to a place of safety.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Fusiliers Museum "(Tower of London, England)".

References

*"Elegant Extracts" - The Royal Fusiliers Recipients of the VC (J.P. Kelleher, 2001)
*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)

External links

* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/leiceste.htm Burial location of Thomas Ashford] "Leicestershire"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ccroyfus.htm Location of Thomas Ashord's Victoria Cross] "Royal Fusiliers Museum, London"
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11263157 Pvt Thomas Elsdon Ashford ] on Find-A-Grave


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