Reginald Sartorius: Difference between revisions
m Updated infobox (BRFA 21) using AWB (7779) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox military person |
{{Infobox military person |
||
|name=Reginald William Sartorius |
|name=Reginald William Sartorius |
||
|birth_date= |
|birth_date=4 May 1841 |
||
|death_date= |
|death_date=8 August 1907 (aged 66) |
||
|birth_place=[[Cintra]], [[Portugal]] |
|birth_place=[[Cintra]], [[Portugal]] |
||
|death_place=[[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]] |
|death_place=[[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]] |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
|relations=[[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius|George Rose Sartorius]] (father)<br>Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]] VC (brother) |
|relations=[[Admiral of the Fleet]] Sir [[George Sartorius|George Rose Sartorius]] (father)<br>Major General [[Euston Henry Sartorius]] VC (brother) |
||
}} |
}} |
||
[[Major General]] '''Reginald William Sartorius''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] ( |
[[Major General]] '''Reginald William Sartorius''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]], [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (4 May 1841 - 8 August 1907) was a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. |
||
==Details== |
==Details== |
||
| Line 46: | Line 46: | ||
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
||
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
||
| DATE OF BIRTH = |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 4 May 1841 |
||
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Cintra]], [[Portugal]] |
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Cintra]], [[Portugal]] |
||
| DATE OF DEATH = |
| DATE OF DEATH = 8 August 1907 |
||
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]] |
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]] |
||
}} |
}} |
||
Revision as of 17:58, 25 November 2011
Reginald William Sartorius | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 4 May 1841 Cintra, Portugal |
| Died | 8 August 1907 (aged 66) Cowes, Isle of Wight |
| Buried | St Mary's Churchyard, South Baddesley |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | British Indian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles / wars | Bhutan War Indian Mutiny Second Anglo-Afghan War Third Anglo-Ashanti War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Order of St Michael and St George |
| Relations | Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rose Sartorius (father) Major General Euston Henry Sartorius VC (brother) |
Major General Reginald William Sartorius VC, CMG (4 May 1841 - 8 August 1907) was a 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
Sartorius was 32 years old, and a major in the 6th Bengal Cavalry, British Indian Army, during the First Ashanti Expedition when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 17 January 1874 during the attack on Abogu, Ashanti (now Ghana), Major Sartorius removed, under heavy fire, a mortally wounded Houssa non-commissioned officer and placed him under cover. His citation read:
For having during the attack on Abogoo, on the 17th January last, removed from under a heavy fire Serjeant-Major Braimah Doctor, a Housa Non-Commissioned Officer, who was mortally wounded, and placed him under cover.
Further information
His father was Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rose Sartorius and his brother was Major General Euston Henry Sartorius VC. He later achieved the rank of major general having served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and the Bhutan War.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum, Chelsea, London.
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Hampshire)
- Profile
  | This biographical article related to the military of the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1841 births
- 1907 deaths
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Indian Army generals
- Old Victorians
- Victoria Cross recipients from Jersey
- British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- British military personnel of the Bhutan War
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- British military personnel stubs