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Name James,
CHAMPION Thomas Joseph,
CREAN Frederick,
HITCH Peter,
LEITCH

Rank Troop Sergeant-Major Major Private Colour-Sergeant

Force 8th Hussars,
( The King's Royal Irish ) 1st Imperial Light Horse ( Natal ) 24th Regiment
( South Wales Borderers ) Corps of Royal Engineers

VC won Indian Mutiny,
8 September 1858 Boer War,
18 December 1901 Rorke's Drift, Natal,
22-23 January 1879 Crimea,
18 June 1855

London Gaz 20 January 1860 11 February 1902 2 May 1879 2 June 1858

Born Hammersmith, W London,
1834 Dublin,
19 april 1873 Edmonton, Middlesex,
29 November 1856 Orwell, Kinross,
1820

Died 4 May 1904,
Hammersmith 25 March 1923,
Mayfair, Central London 6 January 1913,
Ealing, W London 6 December 1892,
Fulham, SW London

Grave Hammersmith Cemetery,
( grave not marked ) St Mary's RC Cemetery, Kensal Rise St Nicholas's Churchyard, Old Chiswick
( headstone repaired in 1998 ) Hammersmith Cemetery
( grave not marked - cemetery levelled )

Location
of VC Queen's Royal Hussars Museum, Eastbourne Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham

Remarks MSM DSO None

Name	James, CHAMPION	Thomas Joseph, CREAN	Frederick, HITCH	Peter, LEITCH
Rank	Troop Sergeant-Major	Major	Private	Colour-Sergeant
Force	8th Hussars, ( The King's Royal Irish )	1st Imperial Light Horse ( Natal )	24th Regiment ( South Wales Borderers )	Corps of Royal Engineers
VC won	Indian Mutiny, 8 September 1858	Boer War, 18 December 1901	Rorke's Drift, Natal, 22-23 January 1879	Crimea, 18 June 1855
London Gaz	20 January 1860	11 February 1902	2 May 1879	2 June 1858
Born	Hammersmith, W London, 1834	Dublin, 19 april 1873	Edmonton, Middlesex, 29 November 1856	Orwell, Kinross, 1820
Died	4 May 1904, Hammersmith	25 March 1923, Mayfair, Central London	6 January 1913, Ealing, W London	6 December 1892, Fulham, SW London
Grave	Hammersmith Cemetery, ( grave not marked )	St Mary's RC Cemetery, Kensal Rise	St Nicholas's Churchyard, Old Chiswick ( headstone repaired in 1998 )	Hammersmith Cemetery ( grave not marked - cemetery levelled )
Location of VC	Queen's Royal Hussars Museum, Eastbourne	Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot	South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon	Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham
Remarks	MSM	DSO	None

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Name Sir Luke,
O'CONNOR Lord Henry Hugh Manvers,
PERCY James Henry,
REYNOLDS James Reynolds,
ROBERTS

Rank Major-General Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-Colonel Private

Force 23rd Regiment,
( Royal Welch Fusiliers ) 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards Army Medical Department 9th Lancers ( The Queen's Royal )

VC won Alma & Sebastopol, Crimea,
20 September 1854
8 September 1855 Inkermann, Crimea,
5 November 1854 Rorke's Drift, Natal,
22-23 January 1879 Bolundshadur, Indian Mutiny,
28 September 1857

London Gaz 24 February 1857 5 May 1857 17 June 1879 24 December 1858

Born Elphine, Co Roscommon, Ireland,
20 January 1831 Cobham, Surrey,
22 August 1817 Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin,
3 February 1844 Bow, East London,
1826

Died 1 February 1915,
Picadilly, Central London 3 December 1877,
London 4 March 1932,
Victoria, SW London 1 August 1859,
Marylebone, Central London

Grave St Mary's RC Cemetery, Kensal Rise St Nicholas Chapel, Westminster Abbey
( Northumberland vault ) St Mary's RC Cemetery, Kensal Rise Old Paddington Cemetery
( common ground - grave not marked )

Location
of VC Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarvon Alnwick Castle, Northumberland Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot 9th / 12th Royal Lancers RHQ, Derby

Remarks KCB KCB None None

Name	Sir Luke, O'CONNOR	Lord Henry Hugh Manvers, PERCY	James Henry, REYNOLDS	James Reynolds, ROBERTS
Rank	Major-General	Lieutenant-General	Lieutenant-Colonel	Private
Force	23rd Regiment, ( Royal Welch Fusiliers )	3rd Bn Grenadier Guards	Army Medical Department	9th Lancers ( The Queen's Royal )
VC won	Alma & Sebastopol, Crimea, 20 September 1854 8 September 1855	Inkermann, Crimea, 5 November 1854	Rorke's Drift, Natal, 22-23 January 1879	Bolundshadur, Indian Mutiny, 28 September 1857
London Gaz	24 February 1857	5 May 1857	17 June 1879	24 December 1858
Born	Elphine, Co Roscommon, Ireland, 20 January 1831	Cobham, Surrey, 22 August 1817	Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 3 February 1844	Bow, East London, 1826
Died	1 February 1915, Picadilly, Central London	3 December 1877, London	4 March 1932, Victoria, SW London	1 August 1859, Marylebone, Central London
Grave	St Mary's RC Cemetery, Kensal Rise	St Nicholas Chapel, Westminster Abbey ( Northumberland vault )	St Mary's RC Cemetery, Kensal Rise	Old Paddington Cemetery ( common ground - grave not marked )
Location of VC	Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarvon	Alnwick Castle, Northumberland	Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot	9th / 12th Royal Lancers RHQ, Derby
Remarks	KCB	KCB	None	None

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