- Samuel Turner
Samuel Turner VC (February
1826 -13 June 1868 ) was an English 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
Turner was around 31 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles (later the
King's Royal Rifle Corps ) of theBritish Army during theIndian Mutiny , when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
19 June 1857 atDelhi ,India , during a severe conflict with the enemy at night, Private Turner carried off on his shoulder, under heavy fire, a mortally wounded officer of the Indian Service. Private Turner himself was wounded by a sabre-cut in the right arm. His gallant conduct saved the officer from the fate of others, whose mangled remains were not recovered until the following day.References
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Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
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