- William Rennie
William Rennie VC (
1 November 1821 –22 August 1896 ) was a Scottish 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
He was 34 years old, and a
lieutenant and adjutant in the90th Regiment (later The Cameronians - Scottish Rifles) ,British Army during theIndian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
21 September 1857 atLucknow ,India , Lieutenant Rennie charged the enemy's guns in advance of the skirmishers of his regiment, under heavy musketry fire and prevented them from dragging off one gun, which was subsequently captured. On25 September he again charged in advance of the 90th column in the face of heavy grape fire, and forced the enemy to abandon their guns.Further information
Lt. Rennie was promoted to Captain on the 9th Jan. 1863, Major 10 Dec. 1873, Lieutenant-Colonel 28 March, 1874 and retired in 1875. He died at Elgin in Aug. 1896 aged 75 years.Grave/memorial at Buried at Elgin Cemetery,
Moray , Scotland. Lair H-96. Headstone.The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Cameronians Regimental Museum "(Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland)". The museum had bought the medal in January 1969 for the then record value of £1700. ["£1700 World Record...";The Times ; 22 Jan 1969; pg 12 col F ]References
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Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)External links
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/grampian.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Grampian)"
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