Alfred Kirke Ffrench
Lieutenant, 53rd Regiment. (King's Royal Shropshire Light Infantry)
- Register No.
- 400 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 53rd Regiment. (King's Royal Shropshire Light Infantry) (register: 53rd Regiment of Foot) all 53rd Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 16 November 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December, 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 25th February 1835 at Meerut, India
- Died
- 28th December, 1872 at Chiswick, London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 16th November, 1857 at Lucknow, India, Lieutenant Ffrench was in command of the Grenadier Company and behaved with conspicuous bravery at the taking of the Secundra Bagh. He was one of the first to enter the building
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
FFRENCH, Alfred Kirke. (reg No. 400).
Lieutenant. 53rd Regiment. (King's Royal Shropshire Light Infantry).
Gazetted 24th December, 1858 Born on 25th February 1835 at Meerut, India.
Died on 28th December, 1872 at Chiswick, London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 16th November, 1857 at Lucknow, India, Lieutenant Ffrench was in command of the Grenadier Company and behaved with conspicuous bravery at the taking of the Secundra Bagh. He was one of the first to enter the building.
Additional information:. Captain Ffrench was elected for the Victoria Cross by his regiment.
FIELDING John WILLIAMS-. ( See reg No. 1313).
Additional information
Captain Ffrench was elected for the Victoria Cross by his regiment. FIELDING John WILLIAMS-. ( See reg No. 1313).
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