Richard Wadeson
Lieutenant, 75th Regiment
- Register No.
- 1255 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 75th Regiment (register: 75th Regiment of Foot) all 75th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 17 July 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 31st July 1826 at Lancaster, Lancashire
- Died
- 24th January 1885 at Chelsea, London
- Memorial / grave
- at Brompton Cemetery, London and at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea
- Medal held by
- the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen,
Digest of citation
During the engagement in the Subjee Mundee, at Delhi, India on the 18th July 1857, when Private Michael Farrell was being attacked by a sowar of the enemy cavalry, Lieutenant Wadeson attacked and killed the Private's attacker, thus saving his life. Later on the same day, lying wounded, Private John Barry, of the 75th Regiment was also being attacked by an enemy cavalryman when Lieutenant Wadeson came to his aid and attacked and killed the sowar
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
WADESON, Richard. (reg No. 1255).
Lieutenant. 75th Regiment. * London Gazetted on 24th December 1858.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Born on 31st July 1826 at Lancaster, Lancashire.
Died on 24th January 1885 at Chelsea, London.
Memorial on grave at Brompton Cemetery, London and at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Digest of Citation reads: During the engagement in the Subjee Mundee, at Delhi, India on the 18th July 1857, when Private Michael Farrell was being attacked by a sowar of the enemy cavalry, Lieutenant Wadeson attacked and killed the Private's attacker, thus saving his life. Later on the same day, lying wounded, Private John Barry, of the 75th Regiment was also being attacked by an enemy cavalryman when Lieutenant Wadeson came to his aid and attacked and killed the sowar .
* Gordon Highlanders.
Additional information: Colonel Wadeson saw considerable action during the Indian Mutiny, including Badlu Keserai, Siege and capture of Delhi, India, receiving the medal and clasp. Promoted to Captain in 1864, Major in 1872, and Lieutenant Colonel in 1877. He commanded the 75th Regiment and became Colonel in 1880. Until his death in January 1885, at the age of 58, he was the Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Chelsea Hospital where he resided.
Additional information
Colonel Wadeson saw considerable action during the Indian Mutiny, including Badlu Keserai, Siege and capture of Delhi, India, receiving the medal and clasp. Promoted to Captain in 1864, Major in 1872, and Lieutenant Colonel in 1877. He commanded the 75th Regiment and became Colonel in 1880. Until his death in January 1885, at the age of 58, he was the Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Chelsea Hospital where he resided.
* Gordon Highlanders.
Scotland.
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