Isaac Lodge
Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery
- Register No.
- 749 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Gunner all Gunners →
- Unit
- Royal Horse Artillery all Royal Horse Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 31 March 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 26th June, 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Born
- 6th May 1866 at Great Canfield, near Dunmow in Essex
- Died
- 13th June 1923 at Hyde Park, London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LODGE, Isaac. (reg No. 749).
Gunner. Royal Horse Artillery.
London Gazetted on 26th June, 1900.
Born on 6th May 1866 at Great Canfield, near Dunmow in Essex.
Died on 13th June 1923 at Hyde Park, London.
Memorial not known. At Korn Spruit, South Africa, two batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery lost most of the baggage and five guns belonging to the leading battery when it was ambushed on 31st March 1900. Q battery went into action 1150 yards from the spruit, as soon as the alarm was given, until the order for them to retire was received. Major Phipps-Hornby, in command the battery, ordered all the guns and limbers, taken back by hand to a safer place. This operation was extremely tiring and Gunner Lodge *and others including, Sergeant Parker (reg No. 962) and Driver Glasock (reg No. 452), worked extremely hard and when all but one of the guns and one limber had been moved to safety the battery was reformed.
* The Victoria Crosses, to the above, were elected by the Regiment under Rule 13.
Alf's notes on his life
At Korn Spruit, South Africa, two batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery lost most of the baggage and five guns belonging to the leading battery when it was ambushed on 31st March 1900. Q battery went into action 1150 yards from the spruit, as soon as the alarm was given, until the order for them to retire was received. Major Phipps-Hornby, in command the battery, ordered all the guns and limbers, taken back by hand to a safer place. This operation was extremely tiring and Gunner Lodge *and others including, Sergeant Parker (reg No. 962) and Driver Glasock (reg No. 452), worked extremely hard and when all but one of the guns and one limber had been moved to safety the battery was reformed. under Rule 13.
* The Victoria Crosses, to the above, were elected by the Regiment
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