The Hon. Augustus Henry Archibald Anson
Captain, 84TH Regiment (later The York and Lancaster Regiment.)
- Register No.
- 35 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- 84TH Regiment (later The York and Lancaster Regiment.) (register: 84th Regiment of Foot) all 84th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 September 1857, 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
- 5th March 1835 at Pembroke, Wales
- Died
- 17th December 1877 at Cannes, France
- Memorial / grave
- Cimitiere Protestant du Grand Jas, Cannes, France and Lichfield Cathedral
- Medal held by
- the Shugborough Estate
Digest of citation
On 28th September 1857 at Bolandshahr, India, the 9th Light Dragoons had charged through the town and were reforming on the Serai, when the enemy tried to close the entrance by drawing their carts across it. Captain Anson, taking a lance, dashed out to the gate way up and knocked the drivers off their cop's carts. Owing to wound in his left hand, he could not stop his horse and rode it into the middle of the enemy who fired on him. At Lucknow, on 16th November 1857 he again showed great gallantry when he entered with a storming party on the gates being burst open; his horse was killed and he was slightly wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ANSON The Hon. Augustus Henry Archibald. (Reg. No. 35)
Captain 84TH Regiment (later The York and Lancaster Regiment.)
London Gazetted on 24th December 1858 VC Medal's Custodian is the Shugborough Estate.
Born on 5th March 1835 at Pembroke, Wales.
Died on 17th December 1877 at Cannes, France.
Memorial at Cimitiere Protestant du Grand Jas, Cannes, France and Lichfield Cathedral.
Digest of Citation reads: On 28th September 1857 at Bolandshahr, India, the 9th Light Dragoons had charged through the town and were reforming on the Serai, when the enemy tried to close the entrance by drawing their carts across it. Captain Anson, taking a lance, dashed out to the gate way up and knocked the drivers off their cop's carts. Owing to wound in his left hand, he could not stop his horse and rode it into the middle of the enemy who fired on him. At Lucknow, on 16th November 1857 he again showed great gallantry when he entered with a storming party on the gates being burst open; his horse was killed and he was slightly wounded.
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