Victoria Cross: A. D. Home and W. Bradshaw

ANTHONY DICKSON HOME

Surgeon, 90th Regiment

Born: 30 November 1826, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Died: 10 August 1914, Kensington, West London

Citation: For persevering bravery and admirable conduct in charge of the wounded men left behind the column, when the troops under the late Major-General Havelock, forced their way into the Residency of Lucknow, on the 26th September, 1857. The escort left with the wounded had, by casualties, been reduced to a few stragglers, and being entirely separated from the column, this small party with the wounded were forced into a house, in which they defended themselves till it was set on fire. They then retreated to a shed a few yards from it, and in this place continued to defend themselves for more than twenty-two hours, till relieved. At last, only six men and Mr. Home remained to fire. Of four officers who were with the party, all were badly wounded, and three are since dead. The conduct of the defence during the latter part of the time devolved therefore on Mr. Home, and to his active exertions previously to being forced into the house, and his good conduct throughout, the safety of any of the wounded, and the successful defcnce, is mainly to be attributed.

[London Gazette issue 22174 dated 18 Jun 1858, published 18 Jun 1858.]



WILLIAM BRADSHAW

Assistant Surgeon, 90th Regiment

Born: 12 February 1830, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died: 9 March 1861, Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland

Citation: For intrepidity and good conduct when, ordered with Surgeon Home, 90th Regiment, to remove the wounded men left behind the column that forced its way into the Residency of Lucknow, on the 26th September, 1857. The dooly bearers had left the doolies, but by great exertions, and notwithstanding the close proximity of the sepoys, Surgeon Home, and Assistant-Surgeon Bradshaw, got some of the bearers together, and Assistant-Surgeon Bradshaw with about twenty doolies, becoming separated from the rest of the party, succeeded in reaching the Residency in safety by the river bank.

[London Gazette issue 22174 dated 18 Jun 1858, published 18 Jun 1858.]