John Buckley
Deputy Assistant, Commissary of Ordnance Commissariat Department (Bengal Est.)
- Register No.
- 146 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Deputy Assistant (register: Assistant Commissary) all Assistant Commissarys →
- Unit
- Commissary of Ordnance Commissariat Department (Bengal Est.) all Commissariat Department VCs →
- Date of action
- 11 May 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 18th June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 24th May 1813 at Cockerhill, Stalybridge, Cheshire
- Died
- 14th July 1918 at Tower Hamlets, London
- Memorial / grave
- Buried in an unmarked grave at City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery
- Medal held by
- the Royal Logistics Corps Museum
Digest of citation
On 11th May 1857 at Delhi, India, Deputy Assistant Commissary Buckley was one of nine* men who defended the Magazine for more than five hours against large numbers of mutineers, until, on the wall being scaled and there being no hope of help, they fired the Magazine. Five of the gallant band Died on in the explosion and one shortly afterwards, but many of the enemy were killed
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BUCKLEY, John. (reg No. 146)
Deputy Assistant Commissary of Ordnance Commissariat Department . (Bengal Est.).
London Gazetted on 18th June 1858.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Royal Logistics Corps Museum.
Born on 24th May 1813 at Cockerhill, Stalybridge, Cheshire.
Died on 14th July 1918 at Tower Hamlets, London.
Buried in an unmarked grave at City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery.
Digest of Citation reads: On 11th May 1857 at Delhi, India, Deputy Assistant Commissary Buckley was one of nine* men who defended the Magazine for more than five hours against large numbers of mutineers, until, on the wall being scaled and there being no hope of help, they fired the Magazine. Five of the gallant band Died on in the explosion and one shortly afterwards, but many of the enemy were killed.
* G.Forrest (Reg.No.418 )and W.Raynor (Reg.No.1027)
* G.Forrest (Reg.No.418 )and W.Raynor (Reg.No.1027)
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