David Rushe
Troop Sergeant-Major, 9th Lancers
- Register No.
- 1086 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Troop Sergeant-Major (register: Troop Sergeant Major) all Troop Sergeant-Majors →
- Unit
- 9th Lancers (register: 9th Queen's Royal Lancers) all 9th Queen's Royal Lancers VCs →
- Date of action
- 19 March 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December, 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 28th April 1827 at Woburn, Bedfordshire
- Died
- 6th November 1886 at Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire
- Memorial / grave
- at Marlow Churchyard,, Buckinghamshire
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
RUSHE, David. (reg No. 1086).
Troop Sergeant-Major. 9th Lancers. * London Gazetted on 24th December, 1858.
Born on 28th April 1827 at Woburn, Bedfordshire.
Died on 6th November 1886 at Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Memorial on grave at Marlow Churchyard,, Buckinghamshire.
Died is to citation reads: For displaying conspicuous bravery, on 19th March 1858, at Lucknow, India, when with another soldier, he attacked eight mutineers that were posted in a Nullah, killing three of them.
* Queen's Royal.
Additional information:. David Rushe was later to be promoted to Regimental Sergeant- Major.
Alf's notes on his life
Died is to citation reads: For displaying conspicuous bravery, on 19th March 1858, at Lucknow, India, when with another soldier, he attacked eight mutineers that were posted in a Nullah, killing three of them.
Additional information
David Rushe was later to be promoted to Regimental Sergeant- Major.
* Queen's Royal.
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