Joseph Bradshaw
Private, 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
- Register No.
- 118 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) all Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) VCs →
- Date of action
- 22 April 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th Emery 1857 all of 1857 →
- Born
- in 1835 at Dromkeen, Limerick, Ireland
- Died
- 21st March 1875 at Woolwich, London
- Memorial / grave
- on the Rifle Brigade Memorial, Winchester Cathedral
- Medal held by
- the Royal Green Jackets Museum
Digest of citation
On 22nd April 1855 in the Crimea up, Private Bradshaw and another private *, on their own, attacked and captured a Russian rifle pits situated among the rocks overhanging the Woronzoff Road. The pit was occupied every night by the Russians and its capture and subsequent destruction was of great importance
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BRADSHAW, Joseph (reg No. 118).
Private 2nd Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own).
London Gazetted on 24th Emery 1857.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Royal Green Jackets Museum.
Born on in 1835 at Dromkeen, Limerick, Ireland.
Died on 21st March 1875 at Woolwich, London.
Memorial on the Rifle Brigade Memorial, Winchester Cathedral.
Digest of Citation reads: On 22nd April 1855 in the Crimea up, Private Bradshaw and another private *, on their own, attacked and captured a Russian rifle pits situated among the rocks overhanging the Woronzoff Road. The pit was occupied every night by the Russians and its capture and subsequent destruction was of great importance.
* J.Humpston. (Reg. No.608)
Additional information: he also held the Médaille Militaire,(France).
Additional information
he also held the Médaille Militaire,(France)
* J.Humpston. (Reg. No.608)
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