VC Action: Henry Addison (Bardwell
Suffolk February, 1821—18 June 1887) was about 37 years old,
and a private in the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
(later The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry),
British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the incident for
which he was awarded the VC took place.
On 2 January 1859 near Kurrereah, India,
Private Addison defended Lieutenant Osborn, a political agent,
against a large force and saved his life when he had fallen
on the ground wounded. The private received two dangerous
wounds and lost a leg in this gallant service. |
