Robert Hawthorne
Bugler, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- Register No.
- 549 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Bugler all Buglers →
- Unit
- The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (register: 52nd Regiment of Foot) all 52nd Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 14 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 27th April, 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1822 at Maghera, Londonderry, Ireland
- Died
- 2nd February, 1879 at Manchester, Lancashire
- Memorial / grave
- at Ardwick Cemetery, Manchester
Digest of citation
On 14th September, 1857 at Delhi, India, Bugler Hawthorne accompanied the explosion party * in the desperate task of blowing in the Kashmir Gate. He not only performed the dangerous duty on which he was employed, but under heavy musketry fire, bound up the wounds on one of the officers of the party, who had been badly hurt. See also D .C. Home (reg No. 590); P Salkeld (reg No. 1100) and John Smith (reg No. 1164)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HAWTHORNE, Robert (reg No. 549).
Bugler. The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
London Gazetted on 27th April, 1858.
Born on in 1822 at Maghera, Londonderry, Ireland.
Died on 2nd February, 1879 at Manchester, Lancashire.
Memorial on grave at Ardwick Cemetery, Manchester.
Digest of Citation reads: On 14th September, 1857 at Delhi, India, Bugler Hawthorne accompanied the explosion party * in the desperate task of blowing in the Kashmir Gate. He not only performed the dangerous duty on which he was employed, but under heavy musketry fire, bound up the wounds on one of the officers of the party, who had been badly hurt. See also D .C. Home (reg No. 590); P Salkeld (reg No. 1100) and John Smith (reg No. 1164)
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