George Waller (VC)
George Waller | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1827 West Horsley, Surrey |
| Died | 10 January 1877 (aged 49) Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex |
| Buried | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hurstpierpoint |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Colour-Sergeant |
| Unit | 60th Rifles |
| Battles / wars | Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
George Waller VC (June 1827 – 10 January 1877) was an English recipient of the Victoria 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
[edit]Waller was about 30 years old, and a colour-sergeant in the 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles (later The King's Royal Rifle Corps), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place at Delhi, British India for which he was awarded the VC.
For conspicuous bravery at Delhi on the 14th of September, 1857, in charging and capturing the Enemy's guns near the Cabul Gate; and again, on the 18th of September, 1857, in the repulse of a sudden attack made by the Enemy on a gun near the Chaudney Chouk. Elected by the Non-Commissioned Officers of the Regiment.[1]
The medal
[edit]His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester, England.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 22347". The London Gazette. 20 January 1860. p. 178.
- Location of grave and VC medal (West Sussex)
- 1827 births
- 1877 deaths
- People from the Borough of Guildford
- King's Royal Rifle Corps soldiers
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Burials in West Sussex
- Military personnel from Guildford
- 19th-century British Army personnel