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Revision as of 16:05, 9 January 2008
Template:Otheruses7 William Sutton VC (1830-16 February, 1888) 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
He was about 27 years old, and a bugler in the 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles (later The King's Royal Rifle Corps), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 13 September 1857 at Delhi, India, on the night previous to the assault, Bugler Sutton volunteered to reconnoitre the breach. His conduct was conspicuous throughout the operations, especially on 2 August 1857 on which occasion during an attack he rushed over the trenches and killed one of the enemy's buglers, who was in the act of sounding.
Further information
Elected by the regiment.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets Museum (Winchester, England).
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)