- Joseph Prosser
Joseph Prosser VC (
21 January 1833 -1869) was an Irish recipient of theVictoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Details
Prosser was born in Monegal,
County Offaly . He was approximately twenty seven years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion,1st Regiment (later The Royal Scots - The Lothian Regiment) ,British Army during theCrimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
June 16 1855 atSevastopol ,Crimea , when on duty in the trenches, Private Prosser pursued and apprehended (while exposed to enemy cross-fire) a soldier in the act of deserting to the enemy. OnAugust 11 he left the most advanced trench and helped to carry to safety a severely wounded soldier of the 95th Regiment who was unable to move. This act was performed under very heavy fire from the enemy.Further information
He died in 1869. Grave/memorial at Buried at Anfield C. of E. Cemetery,
Liverpool , England. Section 14. Grave 389. Ref: CH-17-2124/Burial 8887. Headstone erected 1995.His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Royal Scots Museum "(Edinburgh Castle , Scotland)".References
Listed in order of publication year
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
*The Irish Sword (Brian Clarke 1986)
*Irelands VCs ISBN 1-899243-00-3 (Dept of Economic Development 1995)
*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)External links
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/liverpoo.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Liverpool)"
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