Samuel Hodge
Private, 4th West India Regiment
- Register No.
- 576 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 4th West India Regiment all West India Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 30 June 1866 on this day → all of 1866 →
- Conflict / campaign
- The Gambia
- London Gazette
- 4th January, 1867 on this day → all of 1867 →
- Born
- in 1840 (date unknown) at Tortola, Virgin Islands, West Indies
- Died
- 14th January, 1868 at Belize, Honduras
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 30th June, 1866 at Tubabecelong, near the River Gambia, West Africa, at a storming and capture of the stockaded town. Private Hodge and another man, who was afterwards killed, volunteered to hew down the stockade. After the Colonel had effected an entrance Private Hodge followed him through the town, opening with his axe two barricaded gates and so allowing the support troops to enter. On reaching the other side of the town Private Hodge was acclaimed as the bravest man in the Regiment, but he was very severely wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HODGE, Samuel. (reg No. 576).
Private. 4th West India Regiment.
London Gazetted on 4th January, 1867.
Born in 1840 (date unknown) at Tortola, Virgin Islands, West Indies.
Died on 14th January, 1868 at Belize, Honduras.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 30th June, 1866 at Tubabecelong, near the River Gambia, West Africa, at a storming and capture of the stockaded town. Private Hodge and another man, who was afterwards killed, volunteered to hew down the stockade. After the Colonel had effected an entrance Private Hodge followed him through the town, opening with his axe two barricaded gates and so allowing the support troops to enter. On reaching the other side of the town Private Hodge was acclaimed as the bravest man in the Regiment, but he was very severely wounded
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