Joseph Petrus Hendrick Crowe
Lieutenant, 78th Regiment. (Seaforth Highlanders). (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs)
- Register No.
- 279 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 78th Regiment. (Seaforth Highlanders). (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs) (register: 78th Regiment of Foot) all 78th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 August 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 15th January 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- the 12th January, 1826 at Uitenhage, The Cape, South Africa
- Died
- 12th April, 1876 at Penge, London
- Memorial / grave
- at West Norwood Cemetery, London. On the 5th February 1977 his body was exhumed and re-interred at his birthplace, Uitenhage, South Africa
Digest of citation
On 12th August, 1857 at Boursekee Chowkee, the entrenched village in front of Busherutgunge, India, the Redoubt was occupied by the enemy who were causing heavy casualties among the 78th Regiment. It was decided to take the place by storm, and the Highlanders dashed forward, Lieutenant CROWE being the first in, followed by his men. In less than a minute the Redoubt was captured
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CROWE, Joseph Petrus Hendrick. (reg No. 279).
Lieutenant. 78th Regiment. (Seaforth Highlanders). (Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs).
London Gazetted on 15th January 1858.
Born on the 12th January, 1826 at Uitenhage, The Cape, South Africa.
Died on 12th April, 1876 at Penge, London.
Memorial on grave at West Norwood Cemetery, London. On the 5th February 1977 his body was exhumed and re-interred at his birthplace, Uitenhage, South Africa.
Digest of Citation reads: On 12th August, 1857 at Boursekee Chowkee, the entrenched village in front of Busherutgunge, India, the Redoubt was occupied by the enemy who were causing heavy casualties among the 78th Regiment. It was decided to take the place by storm, and the Highlanders dashed forward, Lieutenant CROWE being the first in, followed by his men. In less than a minute the Redoubt was captured.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at West Norwood Cemetery, London. On the 5th February 1977 his body was exhumed and re-interred at his birthplace, Uitenhage, South Africa
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