Thomas Egerton Hale
Thomas Egerton Hale | |
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 Depiction of the Siege of Sebastopol | |
| Born | 24 September 1832 Nantwich, Cheshire |
| Died | 25 December 1909 (aged 77) Nantwich |
| Buried | Acton Parish Churchyard |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1854 - 1876 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 7th Regiment of Foot 43rd Regiment of Foot 94th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards |  Victoria Cross Order of the Bath |
Surgeon Major Thomas Egerton Hale VC CB (24 September 1832 – 25 December 1909) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
[edit]He was 22 years old, and an assistant surgeon in the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of Foot (later The Royal Fusiliers),[1] British Army at Sebastopol in the Crimean War when the following deeds took place for which he was awarded the VC.
First. For remaining with an officer who was dangerously wounded, (Captain H. M. Jones, 7th Regiment), in the fifth parallel, on 8th September, 1855, when all the men in the immediate neighbourhood retreated, excepting Lieutenant W. Hope and Dr. Hale; and for endeavouring to rally the men, in conjunction with Lieutenant W. Hope, 7th Royal Fusiliers. Secondly. For having, on 8th September, 1855, after the regiments had retired into the trenches, cleared the most advanced sap of the wounded, and carried, into the sap, under a heavy fire, several wounded men from the open ground, being assisted by Serjeant Charles Fisher, 7th Royal Fusiliers.[2]
Further information
[edit]He later served in the Indian Mutiny and achieved the rank of surgeon major. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum in Mytchett, Surrey.
External links
[edit]- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Location of grave and VC medal (Cheshire)
- Obituary in the British Medical Journal
References
[edit]- ^ Kelleher, JP (2010). "The Royal Fusiliers Recipients of The Victoria Cross for Valour" (PDF).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "No. 21997". The London Gazette. 5 May 1857. p. 1578.
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- Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Royal Fusiliers officers
- 1832 births
- 1909 deaths
- Burials in Cheshire
- Military personnel from Cheshire
- British Army regimental surgeons
- People from Nantwich
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
- 43rd Regiment of Foot officers
- Fellows of the Royal Historical Society
- 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) officers
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross