Edward Stevenson Browne
Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment (the South Wales Borderers)
- Register No.
- 135 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment (the South Wales Borderers) (register: 24th Regiment of Foot) all 24th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 29 March 1879 on this day → all of 1879 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Zulu War
- London Gazette
- 17th June 1879 on this day → all of 1879 →
- Born
- 23rd December 1852 at Cambridge
- Died
- up on 16th July 1907 at Montreux, Switzerland
- Memorial / grave
- Havard Chapel, Brecon Cathedral
- Medal held by
- the South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon,
Digest of citation
On 29th March 1879 at Inhlobana, South Africa, when the Mounted Infantry were being driven in by the enemy, Lieutenant Browne twice galloped back under heavy fire and helped on to his horse one of the mounted men and who would otherwise have fallen into enemy hands
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BROWNE, Edward Stevenson. (reg No. 135)
Lieutenant 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment (the South Wales Borderers).
London Gazetted on 17th June 1879.
VC Medal's Custodian is the South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon, Wales.
Born on 23rd December 1852 at Cambridge.
Died on up on 16th July 1907 at Montreux, Switzerland.
Memorial in Havard Chapel, Brecon Cathedral.
Digest of Citation reads: On 29th March 1879 at Inhlobana, South Africa, when the Mounted Infantry were being driven in by the enemy, Lieutenant Browne twice galloped back under heavy fire and helped on to his horse one of the mounted men and who would otherwise have fallen into enemy hands.
Additional information: Brigadier General Browne was also a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath (CB)
Additional information
Brigadier General Browne was also a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath (CB)
Wales.
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