William Bradshaw
Assistant Surgeon, 90th Regiment (later The Cameronians--- Scottish Rifles)
- Register No.
- 119 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Assistant Surgeon all Assistant Surgeons →
- Unit
- 90th Regiment (later The Cameronians--- Scottish Rifles) (register: 90th Regiment of Foot) all 90th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 18th June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- the 12th February, 1830 at Thurles, County Tipperary,
- Died
- 9th March 1861 at Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- St Mary's Church, at Thurles, Tipperary
- Medal held by
- the Army Medical Services Museum
Digest of citation
On 26th September 1857 at Lucknow, India, Assistant Surgeon Bradshaw, with another surgeon * was ordered to remove the wounded men left behind when the troops forced their way into the Residency. They dhooly bearers had left the dhoolies, but not withstanding the close proximity of the sepoys carp the two surgeons and managed to get some of the bearers together and Assistant Surgeon Bradshaw, a with about 20 dhoolies, after becoming separated from the rest of the party, succeeded in reaching the Residency in safety
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BRADSHAW, William. (reg No. 119)
Assistant Surgeon 90th Regiment (later The Cameronians--- Scottish Rifles).
London Gazetted on 18th June 1858.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Army Medical Services Museum.
Born on the 12th February, 1830 at Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Died on 9th March 1861 at Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Memorial at St Mary's Church, at Thurles, Tipperary.
Digest of Citation reads: On 26th September 1857 at Lucknow, India, Assistant Surgeon Bradshaw, with another surgeon * was ordered to remove the wounded men left behind when the troops forced their way into the Residency. They dhooly bearers had left the dhoolies, but not withstanding the close proximity of the sepoys carp the two surgeons and managed to get some of the bearers together and Assistant Surgeon Bradshaw, a with about 20 dhoolies, after becoming separated from the rest of the party, succeeded in reaching the Residency in safety.
* see A.D.Home (Reg.No.589)
* see A.D.Home (Reg.No.589)
Ireland.
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