David Spence
Troop Sergeant-Major, 9th Lancers
- Register No.
- 1174 (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
- 17 January 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1818 at Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
- Died
- 17th April 1877 at Lambeth, London
- Medal held by
- VC Medal's Custodian 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum, The Strand,
Digest of citation
Troop Sergeant-Major Spence went to the assistance of Private Kidd, on 17th January 1858 at Shunsabad, India, during the Indian Mutiny. Private Kidd had been wounded and his horse had been disabled, Troop Sergeant-Major Spence succeeded in rescuing the wounded man from a large party of rebels
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
SPENCE, David. (reg No. 1174).
Troop Sergeant-Major. 9th Lancers. * London Gazetted on 24th December 1858.
VC Medal's Custodian 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum, The Strand, Derby.
Born in 1818 at Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland.
Died on 17th April 1877 at Lambeth, London. Unmarked grave at Lambeth Cemetery, London.
Digest of Citation reads:. Troop Sergeant-Major Spence went to the assistance of Private Kidd, on 17th January 1858 at Shunsabad, India, during the Indian Mutiny. Private Kidd had been wounded and his horse had been disabled, Troop Sergeant-Major Spence succeeded in rescuing the wounded man from a large party of rebels.
* Queen's Royal Lancers.
Additional information:. On leaving the 9th Lancers, he became a Yeoman of the Guard.
Additional information
On leaving the 9th Lancers, he became a Yeoman of the Guard.
* Queen's Royal Lancers.
Derby.
Unmarked grave at Lambeth Cemetery, London.
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