Joseph Charles Brennan
Bombardier, Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Register No.
- 120 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Bombardier all Bombardiers →
- Unit
- Royal Regiment of Artillery all Royal Regiment of Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 3 April 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 11th November 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Died
- at under 24th September 1872 at Elham, Folkestone, Kent
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 3rd April 1858 at Jhansi, India, during the assault on the Fort, Bombardier Brennan brought up two guns manned by natives, laying each under a very heavy fire from the walls, and directing them so accurately as to compel the enemy to abandon his battery
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BRENNAN, Joseph Charles. (reg No. 120)
Bombardier Royal Regiment of Artillery.
London Gazetted on 11th November 1859. Ball in August 1818 at St Probus, Truro, Cornwall.
Died on at under 24th September 1872 at Elham, Folkestone, Kent.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 3rd April 1858 at Jhansi, India, during the assault on the Fort, Bombardier Brennan brought up two guns manned by natives, laying each under a very heavy fire from the walls, and directing them so accurately as to compel the enemy to abandon his battery.
Ball in August 1818 at St Probus, Truro, Cornwall.
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