Daniel Cambridge
Sergeant (later Master Gunner), Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Register No.
- 174 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant (later Master Gunner) (register: Bombardier) all Sergeants →
- Unit
- Royal Regiment of Artillery all Royal Regiment of Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 8 September 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 23rd June 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in 1820 at Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland
- Died
- 12th June 1882 at Woolwich, London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 8th September, 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea, Sergeant Cambridge volunteered for the spiking party at the assault on the Redan and remained with the party even after being severely wounded. Later on the same day he went out under heavy fire to bring in a wounded man
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CAMBRIDGE, Daniel. (reg No. 174)
Sergeant (later Master Gunner) Royal Regiment of Artillery.
London Gazetted on 23rd June 1857.
Born on in 1820 at Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland.
Died on 12th June 1882 at Woolwich, London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 8th September, 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea, Sergeant Cambridge volunteered for the spiking party at the assault on the Redan and remained with the party even after being severely wounded. Later on the same day he went out under heavy fire to bring in a wounded man.
Additional information:. Sergeant Cambridge became a Yeoman of the Guard in 1871.
Additional information
Sergeant Cambridge became a Yeoman of the Guard in 1871.
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