George Rodgers
Private, 71st Regiment
- Register No.
- 1075 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 71st Regiment (register: 71st Regiment of Foot) all 71st Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 16 June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 11th November 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Born
- in January 1829 at Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
- Died
- 9th March 1870 at Glasgow, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- , an unmarked grave on common ground, Southern Necropolis, Glasgow, Scotland
- Medal held by
- Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow,
Digest of citation
At Marar, Gwalior, India, on the 16th June 1858, Private Rodgers, on his own, attacked a party of seven rebels, killing one of them. This was remarked as a valuable service, as the party of rebels were well armed and strongly positioned in the line of advance of a detachment of the 71st Regiment
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
RODGERS, George. (reg No. 1075).
Private. 71st Regiment. * London Gazetted on 11th November 1859.
VC Medal's Custodian is Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.
Born in January 1829 at Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.
Died on 9th March 1870 at Glasgow, Scotland.
Memorial, an unmarked grave on common ground, Southern Necropolis, Glasgow, Scotland.
Digest of Citation reads: At Marar, Gwalior, India, on the 16th June 1858, Private Rodgers, on his own, attacked a party of seven rebels, killing one of them. This was remarked as a valuable service, as the party of rebels were well armed and strongly positioned in the line of advance of a detachment of the 71st Regiment.
* Highland Light Infantry.
* Highland Light Infantry.
Scotland.
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