Joseph Ward
Sergeant, 8th Hussars
- Register No.
- 1271 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 8th Hussars (register: 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars) all 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars VCs →
- Date of action
- 17 June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 26th January 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Born
- in 1832 at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
- Died
- the 23rd November 1872 at Longford, Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- at St John's Churchyard, Longford, Ireland
Digest of citation
At Gwalior , India, on 17th June 1858, Sergeant Ward together with Farrier G HOLLIS and Private J. Pearson were in a gallant charge by a squadron of the Regiment, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery and the 95th Regiment. They succeeded in routing the enemy who were advancing against Brigadier Smith's position. They charged through the enemy camp into two batteries, capturing and bringing two enemy guns into their own camp while under heavy and converging fire from both the Fort and the town
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
WARD, Joseph. (reg No. 1271).
Sergeant. 8th Hussars. * London Gazetted on 26th January 1859.
VC Medal in private hands.
Born in 1832 at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.
Died on the 23rd November 1872 at Longford, Ireland.
Memorial on grave at St John's Churchyard, Longford, Ireland.
Digest of Citation reads: At Gwalior , India, on 17th June 1858, Sergeant Ward together with Farrier G HOLLIS and Private J. Pearson were in a gallant charge by a squadron of the Regiment, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery and the 95th Regiment. They succeeded in routing the enemy who were advancing against Brigadier Smith's position. They charged through the enemy camp into two batteries, capturing and bringing two enemy guns into their own camp while under heavy and converging fire from both the Fort and the town.
* King's Royal Irish Hussars.
Additional information:. All three men were elected by the Regiment under rule 13 of the Royal Warrant.
Additional information
All three men were elected by the Regiment under rule 13 of the Royal Warrant.
* King's Royal Irish Hussars.
VC Medal in private hands.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at St John's Churchyard, Longford, Ireland
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