Joseph Prosser
Joseph Prosser | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1828 Moneygall, Ireland |
| Died | 10 June 1867 (aged 38-39) Liverpool, England |
| Buried | Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Joseph Prosser VC (1828 – 10 June 1867) was an Irish 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
Prosser was born in Moneygall, King's County. He was approximately twenty seven years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment (later The Royal Scots), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 16 June 1855 at Sevastopol, Crimea, when on duty in the trenches, Private Prosser pursued and apprehended (while exposed to enemy cross-fire) a soldier in the act of deserting to the enemy. On 11 August he left the most advanced trench and helped to carry to safety a severely wounded soldier of the 95th Regiment who was unable to move. This act was performed under very heavy fire from the enemy.[1]
Further information
He died on 10 June 1869. Grave/memorial at Buried at Anfield C. of E. Cemetery, Liverpool, England. Section 14. Grave 389. Ref: CH-17-2124/Burial 8887. Headstone erected 1995.
His Victoria Cross is owned (but not currently displayed) by the Royal Scots Museum in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.
References
- ^ "No. 21971". The London Gazette. 24 February 1857. p. 657.
Listed in order of publication year
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
- Clarke, Brian D. H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men". The Irish Sword. XVI (64): 185–287.
- Ireland's VCs ISBN 1-899243-00-3 (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
- Liverpool VCs (James Murphy, Pen and Sword Books, 2008)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Liverpool)
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1833 births
- 1869 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- People from County Offaly
- Royal Scots soldiers
- Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross