Thomas Egerton Hale VC CB (24 September 1832- 25 December 1909) 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 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 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
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He was 22 years old, and an assistant surgeon in the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment (later The Royal Fusiliers), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought
On 8 September 1855, in the Crimea, at Sebastopol, during the attack on the Redan, Assistant Surgeon Hale remained with an officer who was dangerously wounded, when everyone except one other officer had retreated. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым Again, on the same day, after the regiment had retired to the trenches, Assistant Surgeon Hale cleared the most advanced sap of the wounded and then carried into the sap, under heavy fire, several wounded men from the open ground.
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He later served in the Indian Mutiny and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies
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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
- "Elegant Extracts" - The Royal Fusiliers Recipients of the VC (J. P. Kelleher, 2001)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
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Monuments to Courage Victoria Cross Monuments and Headstones is a two-volume book by David Harvey, published in 1999 on the last resting places of 1322 of the 1350 The Register of the Victoria Cross is a Reference work that provides brief information on every VC ever awarded it provides a summary of the deed alongDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic