Joseph John Farmer VC, (15 May 1854 - 30 June 1930) 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. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

Details

He was 26 years old, and a Provisional Lance-Corporal in the Army Hospital Corps (later Royal Army Medical Corps), British Army during the Second Naga Hills Expedition when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army which provides Medical services to all British Army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.

On 27 February 1881, at the Majuba Mountain in South Africa, when the Boers closed with the British troops near the Wells, Corporal Farmer held a white flag over the wounded and when the arm holding the flag was shot through, he then raised the flag with the other arm and continued to do so until that one also was shot through. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Further information

He later achieved the rank of Corporal. Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum (Aldershot, England). The Army Medical Services Museum is located in the Defence Medical Services Training Centre Keogh Barracks on Mytchett Place Road Mytchett, Surrey, England

References

• Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Brompton Cemetery)
• Lance Corporal J.J. Farmer
• Joseph John Farmer at Find A Grave