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Edward St John Daniel

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  • Title
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    Edward St John AWMM
  • Surname
    Daniel AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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    17 January 1837 AWMM Bristol, Avon AWMM
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Service

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    Victoria Cross (VC) AWMM
    Sir Stephen Lushington recommends this Officer: - 1st. For answering a call for volunteers to bring in powder to the Battery, from a wagon in a very exposed position under a destructive fire, a shot having disabled the horses. (This was reported by Captain Peel, commanding the Battery at the time.)|2nd. For accompanying Captain Peel at the Battle of Inkermann as Aide-de-camp.|3rd. For devotion to his leader, Captain Peel, on the 18th June, 1855, in tying a tourniquet on his arm on the glacis of the Redan, whilst exposed to a very heavy fire. (Despatch from Sir S. Lushington enclosed in letter from Admiral Lord Lyons, 10th May, 1856) AWMM

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Medical history

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    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Delirium tremens AWMM

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Biographical information

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  • Cemetery record list age at death as 37. Victoria Cross held in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum, London, England AWMM

Death

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    20 May 1868 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Hokitika, Westland AWMM
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    Died of Disease AWMM
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    Hokitika Cemetery, Westland District, New Zealand AWMM Grave No. 851, Block 27 AWMM
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  • Found and visited unmarked grave Daniel vC recipient Investigating Daniel story he died in 1868 of alcoholism served in armed constabulory in nz
    Public - Philip - Researcher - 12 July 2016
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12 July 2016PhilipHokitikaResearcher
17 May 2016MichaelOnchan, Isle of ManResearcher

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