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• Craig, James   b. September 10, 1824  d. March 18, 1861
  Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Colour Sergeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards. On the night of September 6, 1855, during the siege of Sevastopol, Crimea, Colour Sergeant Craig with a drummer went out to the enemy line to save the life of a supposedly wounded officer. When they reached the officer of the Scots Fusilier Guards, he was in fact mortally wounded and died before he could be reached but they brought the body back to there own lines. While doing so Colour Sergeant...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Saint Marys Cemetery, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
   
• Crowe, Joseph Petrus Hendrik    b. January 12, 1826  d. April 12, 1876
  Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Uitenhage, South Africa, he served as a Lieutenant in the 78th Highlanders, Regiment of Foot, British Army. On August 12, 1857, at the entrenched village in front of Busherutgunge, India, the redoubt was occupied by the enemy who were causing heavy casualties among the 18th Regiment of Foot. It was decided to take the position by storm and Lieutenant Crowe being the first in, followed by his men, took the position and the redoubt was captured. For...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Moth Garden of Remembrance, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
   
• Dalton, James Langley    b. December, 1832  d. January 8, 1887
  Zulu Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in London, England, He served as a Commissary Staff Sergeant in the Royal British Army Service Corps. On the night of January 22, 1879, at Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa, he was serving as Acting Assistant Commissary, when his company's position was attacked by ensuing Zulu warriors. He quickly superintended his work at the first attack and went to defend the corner of the hospital, where a deadly fire checked the rush of the enemy. There he saved...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Russell Road RC Cemetery, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
   
• De Montmorency, Raymond Harvey Lodge Joseph    b. February 5, 1867  d. February 23, 1900
  Sudanese War Victoria Cross Recipient.
  Molteno Cemetery, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa
   
• Mullins, Charles Herbert   b. June 28, 1869  d. March 24, 1916
  Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient.
  Grahamstown Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
   
• Woods, Donald James   b. December 15, 1933  d. August 19, 2001
  Social Reformer. As editor of the "Daily Dispatch" newspaper in South Africa from 1965 to 1977, he was critical of the South African government's apartheid policy, even befriending activist Steve Biko in the process. After Biko was beaten to death in police custody in 1977, Woods publicly denounced the South African government's cover-up of the circumstances surrounding Biko's death, which led the government to restrict his activities. After his daughter was burned by an acid-laced T-shirt, he...[Read More] (Bio by: TML)
  Cambridge Cemetery, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
   

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