Valentine Bambrick
Private, 1st Battalion 60th Regiment. (King's Royal Rifle Corps)
- Register No.
- 48 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion 60th Regiment. (King's Royal Rifle Corps) (register: 60th Rifles) all 60th Rifles VCs →
- Date of action
- 6 May 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 24th December 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- 13th April 1837 at Cawnpore, India
- Died
- 1st April 1863 at Pentonville Prison by committing suicide
- Memorial / grave
- Buried in an unmarked grave at Islington Cemetery
Digest of citation
On 6th May 1858 at Bareilly, India, Private Bambrick showed conspicuous bravery when, in a serai*, he was attacked by three Ghazees, one of whom he cut down. He was wounded twice on this occasion
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BAMBRICK, Valentine.(Reg. No.48)
Private 1st Battalion 60th Regiment. (King's Royal Rifle Corps)
London Gazetted on 24th December 1858.
Born on 13th April 1837 at Cawnpore, India.
Died on 1st April 1863 at Pentonville Prison by committing suicide.
Buried in an unmarked grave at Islington Cemetery.
Citation reads. On 6th May 1858 at Bareilly, India, Private Bambrick showed conspicuous bravery when, in a serai*, he was attacked by three Ghazees, one of whom he cut down. He was wounded twice on this occasion.
Additional information: He had to forfeit his VC for stealing medals from a comrade. Sentenced to prison at Pentonville he killed himself in his cell on All Fool's Day 1863.(See Forfeitures)
Additional information
He had to forfeit his VC for stealing medals from a comrade. Sentenced to prison at Pentonville he killed himself in his cell on All Fool's Day 1863.(See Forfeitures)
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Alf recorded the memorial as: Buried in an unmarked grave at Islington Cemetery
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