Cochrane, Hugh Stewart b. August 4, 1829 d. April 23, 1884 Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. He was a Lieutenant in the 86th Regiment (later The Royal Irish Rifles), British Army during the Indian Mutiny. His VC citation reads "On 1 April 1858 near Jhansi, India, when No. 1 company of the regiment was ordered to take a gun, Lieutenant Cochrane dashed forward at a gallop under heavy musketry and artillery fire, drove the enemy from the gun and kept possession of it until the company came up. He also showed conspicuous gallantry in attacking the...[Read More] (Bio by: derrick unwin) Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Goate, William b. January 12, 1836 d. October 26, 1901 Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born at Fritton, in Norfolk, he joined the 9th Lancers (The Queen's Royal) and reached the rank of Lance-Corporal. On March 6, 1858 at Lucknow, during the Indian Mutiny, he dismounted in the presence of the enemy to pick up the body of an officer (Major Smyth), which he then attempted to remove from the field, but was forced to relinquish, as he was surrounded by hostile cavalry. However, he returned, under heavy fire; and, this time, he was successful...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine) Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Plot: Plot E, Row 5, Grave 20
Raby, Henry James b. September 26, 1827 d. February 13, 1907 Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. He was born in Boulogne in France, although his parents came from Llanelli in South Wales. He was educated at Sherborne School in Dorset and entered the Royal Navy in 1842, when he joined H.M.S. Monarch. In 1850, he was promoted to Lieutenant, and served on H.M.S. Wasp off the West Coast of Africa until 1854, when the Crimean War broke out and he was sent to the Black Sea, serving in the trenches from October 1854 until September 1855. On June 18, 1855...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine) Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Shaw, Hugh b. February 4, 1839 d. August 25, 1904 British Officer; Victoria Cross Awardee. Shaw was born in Madras, India, on February 4, 1839. He was educated at Sandhurst, and by the age of 16, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. In 1855 he served in the Crimean War. Two years later, in 1857, he saw action in the Indian Mutiny and from 1864 to 1866, he fought at Nakuman in New Zealand. In the battle on January 24, 1865, together with 4 other soldiers, while under intense enemy fire, Shaw entered within meters of bushes on enemy...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Temple, William b. November 7, 1833 d. February 13, 1919 Victoria Cross recipient and Military Doctor. He was born near Dublin, Ireland, and became a Surgeon General in the Royal Regiment of Artillery. He served in New Zealand from 1860 to 1866 where he took part in the Waikato-Hauhau Maori War and saw action at Teairei, Rangiriri, and Rangiawhia. On November 20, 1863, at Rangiriri, New Zealand, during an attack on the Maori's positions and under the enemy's fire, he crossed the entrance to the Maori stronghold, while under intense enemy fire, in...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Plot: O/S: SZ 658 988
b. August 4, 1829 d. April 23, 1884