Charles Anderson
Private, 2nd Queen's Dragoon Guards. (Queen's Bays.)
- Register No.
- 24 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 2nd Queen's Dragoon Guards. (Queen's Bays.) (register: 2nd Dragoon Guards) all 2nd Dragoon Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 8 October 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 11th November 1862 on this day → all of 1862 →
- Born
- (Date unknown) in 1826 in Liverpool
- Died
- 19th April 1899 at Seaham Harbour in Sunderland
- Memorial / grave
- at Seaham Cemetery, Sunderland
- Medal held by
- the Queen's Dragoon Guards
Digest of citation
On October 8 1858 near Sundeela, India a group of mutineers (30 to 40 sepoys) suddenly opened fire on the officer commandiing the regiment and his party, and then rushed upon them with drawn swords. In the fighting which ensued the colonel was cut down, and Private Anderson and a trumpeter (See Reg No. 881. T. MONAGHAN) immediately came to his rescue, shooting one of the assailants and driving at others with their swords, thus enabling the colonel to rise and defend himself again, until the enemy were despatched
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ANDERSON,, Charles.(Reg. No.24)
Private. 2nd Queen's Dragoon Guards. (Queen's Bays.)
London Gazetted on 11th November 1862 VC Medal's Custodian is the Queen's Dragoon Guards.
Born on (Date unknown) in 1826 in Liverpool.
Died on 19th April 1899 at Seaham Harbour in Sunderland.
Memorial on grave at Seaham Cemetery, Sunderland..
Digest of Citation reads: On October 8 1858 near Sundeela, India a group of mutineers (30 to 40 sepoys) suddenly opened fire on the officer commandiing the regiment and his party, and then rushed upon them with drawn swords. In the fighting which ensued the colonel was cut down, and Private Anderson and a trumpeter (See Reg No. 881. T. MONAGHAN) immediately came to his rescue, shooting one of the assailants and driving at others with their swords, thus enabling the colonel to rise and defend himself again, until the enemy were despatched.
Additional information: He enlisted in the Queen's Bays and served in the Indian Mutiny. His Victoria Cross was on display at the United Services Museum (c1920) He spent some of his later years at Waterford.
Additional information
He enlisted in the Queen's Bays and served in the Indian Mutiny. His Victoria Cross was on display at the United Services Museum (c1920) He spent some of his later years at Waterford.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Seaham Cemetery, Sunderland
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