John Coleman
Sergeant, 97th Regiment (Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment)
- Register No.
- 230 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 97th Regiment (Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment) (register: 97th Regiment of Foot) all 97th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 30 August 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 12th July 1798 at St Mary-in-the-Marsh, Romney Marsh,
- Died
- 21st May 1858 at Lucknow, India
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 30th August 1855 in the Crimea, when the enemy attacked ''New Sap '' and drove the working party in, Sergeant Coleman remained in the open, exposed to the enemy's rifle pits, until all round him had been killed or wounded. He finally carried one of his officers who was mortally wounded to the rear
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
COLEMAN, John. (reg No. 230)
Sergeant 97th Regiment (Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment).
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
Born on 12th July 1798 at St Mary-in-the-Marsh, Romney Marsh, Kent.
Died on 21st May 1858 at Lucknow, India.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 30th August 1855 in the Crimea, when the enemy attacked ''New Sap '' and drove the working party in, Sergeant Coleman remained in the open, exposed to the enemy's rifle pits, until all round him had been killed or wounded. He finally carried one of his officers who was mortally wounded to the rear.
Kent.
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