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David Spence (VC)
Victoria Cross holder

David Spence (VC)

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Victoria Cross holder
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Place of death
Lambeth, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England
Age
59 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

David Spence VC (1818 – 17 April 1877) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Details

Spence was born in Scotland. He joined the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers in 1842. When he was about 40 years old, and a troop sergeant-major in the 9th Lancers (The Queen's Royal), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 17 January 1858 at Shumsabad, India for which he was awarded the VC:

Troop Serjeant-Major Spence

Date of Act of Bravery, 17th January, 1858
For conspicuous gallantry on the 17th of January, 1858, at Shumsabad, in going to the assistance of Private Kidd, who had been wounded, and his horse disabled, and bringing him out from a large number of rebels. Despatch from Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, K.C.B., dated 8th April, 1858.

Further information

He later achieved the rank of regimental sergeant-major and in 1862 became a Yeoman of the Guard.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in Derby Museum, England.

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