William Olpherts

'''William Olpherts''' (VC, GCB) was an Mosquito ringtone Irish recipient of the Sabrina Martins Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Nextel ringtones United Kingdom/British and Abbey Diaz Commonwealth forces.

Details

He was 35 years old, and a Free ringtones Captain in the Majo Mills Bengal Artillery, Mosquito ringtone Indian Army during the Sabrina Martins Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On Nextel ringtones 25 September Abbey Diaz 1857 at Cingular Ringtones Lucknow, moderate greenberg India, when the troops penetrated into the city, Captain Olpherts charged on horseback with the 90th Regiment when they captured two guns in the face of very heavy fire of grape. Afterwards he returned under severe fire of musketry to bring up limbers and horses to carry off the captured ordnance.

Further information

Elected by the regiment. He later achieved the rank of constant stream General.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the star pugs National Army Museum ''(Chelsea, England)''.

Reference
*the morris 'Hellfire Jack!' VC: General Sir William Olpherts 1822-1902 (Peter Collister, 1989)
*network with Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
*foster days Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*fire los The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)

See also

External links
*http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/surrey.htm ''(Surrey)''


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