Private Robert Newell VC - 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN: INDIA ( NAMES N to R )

Name NAMDEO JADHAV NAND SINGH Robert,
NEWELL		 James,
PARK
Rank Havildar Lance Naik Private Gunner
Force 1st Bn, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Indian Army 1st Bn, ( King George's Own ), 11th Sikh Regiment, Indian Army 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers Bengal Artillery
VC won Senio River, Italy,
9 April 1945		 Arakan, Burma,
11 - 12 March 1944		 Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
19 March 1858		 Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
14 - 22 November 1857
London Gaz 19 June 1945 6 June 1944 24 December 1858 24 December 1858
Born Nimai Village, Bombay, India,
10 November 1921		 Bahadur Village, Punjab, India,
24 September 1914		 Seaham, Co Durham,
1835		 Glasgow,
January 1835
Died 2 August 1964,
Pune, Maharashtra, India		 12 December 1947,
Uri, Jammu & Kashmir, India		 11 July 1858,
Umballa, India *		 14 June 1858,
Lucknow, India
Grave Cremated Pune No known grave Umballa Cemetery,
( grave not marked )		 Burial location unknown
Location
of VC		 Not publicly held Not publicly held Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London		 Sold at auction
Remarks None Killed in action during the India-Pakistan War of 1947 * Died from severe diarrhoea None

INDIA ( N to R )

Name John,
PARK		 James,
PEARSON		 Sir William,
PEEL		 Everard Aloysius Lisle,
PHILLIPPS
Rank Sergeant Sergeant Captain Ensign
Force 77th Regiment,
( Middlesex Regiment )		 86th ( Royal County Down ) Regiment,
( Royal Irish Rifles )		 Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade ) 60th Rifles
( ex - 11th Bengal Native Infantry )
VC won Alma & Inkermann, Crimea,
20 September & 5 November 1854		 Jhansi & Calpee, Indian Mutiny,
3 April 1858		 Sebastopol, Crimea,
18 October 1854		 Siege of Delhi, Indian Mutiny,
18 September 1857
London Gaz 24 February 1857 28 April 1860 24 February 1857 Recommended on 21 October 1859
Confirmed by King Edward VII on 15 January 1907
Born Londonderry,
February 1835		 Rathdowney, Co Laois,
2 October 1822		 London,
2 November 1824		 Coleorton, Leicestershire,
28 May 1835
Died 16 May 1863,
Allahabad, India *		 23 January 1900,
Madras area, India		 27 April 1858,
Cawnpore, India *		 18 September 1857,
Delhi, India *
Grave Allahabad Cemetery,
( grave not marked )		 Burial location unknown
( possibly St Thomas' Cemetery, Madras )		 Old British Cemetery,
( grave not marked )		 Old Delhi Military Cemetery,
( grave not marked )
Location
of VC		 Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester Not publicly held National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Not publicly held
Remarks * Died from heat apoplexy None * Died of smallpox None

INDIA ( N to R )

Name PREMINDRA SINGH BHAGAT John,
PURCELL		 John Neil,
RANDLE		 William,
RAYNOR
Rank Lieutenant General Private Captain Captain
Force Indian Engineers, ( Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners ) 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers 2nd Bn, Royal Norfolk Regiment Bengal Veteran Establishment
VC won Gallabat, Abyssinia,
31 January to 1 February 1941		 Siege of Dehli, Indian Mutiny,
19 June 1857		 Kohima Ridge, India,
4 - 6 May 1944		 Delhi Magazine, Indian Mutiny,
11 May 1857
London Gaz 10 June 1941 15 January 1858 12 December 1944 18 June 1858
Born Bhagat Kot, India,
14 October 1918		 Kilcommon, Co Galway,
1814		 Benares, India,
22 December 1917		 Plumtree, Nottinghamshire,
July 1795
Died 23 May 1975,
Calcutta, India		 19 September 1857,
Siege of Delhi, India		 6 May 1944,
Kohima Ridge, India		 13 December 1860,
Ferozepore, India
Grave Cremated Keoratola Delhi Old Military Cemetery,
( grave not marked )		 Kohima War Cemetery
( image courtesy Iain MacFarlaine )		 Ferozepore Civil Cemetery
Location
of VC		 Bombay Engineers Museum, Kirkee, Pune Not publicly held Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London		 Royal Logistic Corps Museum, Worthy Down, Hampshire
Remarks None None None None

INDIA ( N to R )

Name George Murray,
ROLLAND		 John,
RYAN		 Miles,
RYAN
Rank Major Private Drummer
Force 1st Grenadier Regiment, Bombay Infantry 1st Madras ( European ) Fusiliers,
( Royal Dublin Fusiliers )		 1st Bengal ( European ) Fusiliers,
( Royal Munster Fusiliers )
VC won Daratoleh, Somaliland,
22 April 1903		 Defence of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
26 September 1857		 Kabul Gate, Delhi, Indian Mutiny,
14 September 1857
London Gaz 7 August 1903 18 June 1858 24 December 1858
Born Wellington, India,
12 May 1869		 Killkenny,
1823		 Londonderry, N Ireland,
1826
Died 8 July 1910,
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India		 4 March 1858,
Cawnpore, India		 January 1887,
Possibly in the Bengal area
Grave Takli Cemetery, Nagpur Old British Cemetery, Cawnpore Burial location unknown
Location
of VC		 Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London		 National Army Museum, London Not publicly held
Remarks None None None

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