Thomas Egerton Hale Explained

Thomas Egerton Hale
Birth Date:24 September 1832
Death Date:25 December 1909 (aged 77)
Birth Place:Nantwich, Cheshire
Death Place:Nantwich
Placeofburial:Acton Parish Churchyard
Serviceyears:1854 - 1876
Rank:Lieutenant Colonel
Branch: British Army
Unit:7th Regiment of Foot
43rd Regiment of Foot
94th Regiment of Foot
Battles:Crimean War
Indian Mutiny
Awards: Victoria Cross
Order of the Bath

Surgeon Major 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.

Details

He was 22 years old, and an assistant surgeon in the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of Foot (later The Royal Fusiliers),[1] British Army at Sebastopol in the Crimean War when the following deeds took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Further information

He later served in the Indian Mutiny and achieved the rank of surgeon major. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum in Mytchett, Surrey.

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Notes and References

  1. The Royal Fusiliers Recipients of The Victoria Cross for Valour . Kelleher, JP . 2010.