Samuel Hill
Sergeant, 90th Regiment (Cameronians........ Scottish Rifles)
- Register No.
- 569 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 90th Regiment (Cameronians........ Scottish Rifles) (register: 90th Regiment of Foot) all 90th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 16 November 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December, 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1826 (date unknown) at Glenavy, County Antrim, Ireland
- Died
- 21st February, 1863 at Meerut, India
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 16th/17th November, 1857 at Lucknow, India, Sergeant Hill went with a major * to save the life of a captain at the storming of the Secundra Bagh and also went in under heavy fire to help two wounded men. In fact he acted with gallantry throughout the operations for the relief of the Lucknow Garrison. by the Regiment for the VC
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HILL, Samuel. (reg No. 569).
Sergeant. 90th Regiment (Cameronians........ Scottish Rifles).
London Gazetted on 24th December, 1858.
Born in 1826 (date unknown) at Glenavy, County Antrim, Ireland.
Died on 21st February, 1863 at Meerut, India.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 16th/17th November, 1857 at Lucknow, India, Sergeant Hill went with a major * to save the life of a captain at the storming of the Secundra Bagh and also went in under heavy fire to help two wounded men. In fact he acted with gallantry throughout the operations for the relief of the Lucknow Garrison.
* Both Major John Guise (reg No. 501) and Sergeant Hill were elected by the Regiment for the VC.
* Both Major John Guise (reg No. 501) and Sergeant Hill were elected
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