George Monger Explained

George Monger
Birth Date:3 March 1840
Death Date:9 August 1887 (aged 47)
Birth Place:Woodmancott, Hampshire
Death Place:St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Placeofburial:Hastings Cemetery, East Sussex
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Rank:Private
Branch:British Army
Unit:23rd Regiment of Foot
Battles:Indian Mutiny
Awards:Victoria Cross

George Monger (3 March 1840  - 9 August 1887) 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.

Details

Monger was 17 years old, and a private in the 23rd Regiment of Foot (later The Royal Welch Fusiliers), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 18 November 1857 at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the VC:Private Monger volunteered to accompany an officer, Thomas Bernard Hackett, whom he assisted in rescuing a corporal of the 23rd Regiment of Foot, who was lying wounded and exposed to very heavy fire. His citation reads:

Further information

He died in 1887 at the age of 47 from tuberculosis. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery, East Sussex, in section H, grave E-18 common. The headstone was erected by local residents. A blue plaque is displayed on his former house in Tower Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum at Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.

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