THE VICTORIA CROSS AWARDED TO LIEUTENANT PETER GILL, LUDIHANA REGIMENT, INDIAN ARMY, HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE LORD ASHCROFT VC COLLECTION. |
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14 August 2023 |
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Medal entitlement of Lieutenant Peter Gill, Ludihana Regiment
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The Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant Peter Gill, Ludihana Regiment, has been acquired privately by the Lord Ashcroft VC Collection. The whereabouts of the campaign medals is not known. The Victoria Cross had previously been sold at auction by Spink on the 22 November 2012 and realised a sale hammer price of £70,000. The identity of the purchase was not revealed at the time. |
For the award of the Victoria Cross [ London Gazette, 24 August 1858 ], Benares, Indian Mutiny, 4 June 1857, Sergeant Major Peter Gill, Ludihana Regiment.
This Non-Commissioned Officer also conducted himself with gallantry at Benares, on the night of the 4th of June 1857.
Peter Gill was invested with his Victoria Cross in February 1859 in India. By whom and the location is not known.
Peter Gill died, aged 52, on the 24th October 1868 at Morar, India, and was buried in the Artillery Lines Cemetery, Gwalior. His grave is unmarked. |
Iain Stewart, 14 August 2023