For Valour - The history of Southern Africa's Victoria Cross Heroes by Ian Uys -eBook

For Valour - The history of Southern Africa's Victoria Cross Heroes
by Ian Uys
 

Approx 400 pages in ebook (pdf) format

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  * The original book published in 1973 has long been out of print. This eBook edition (2017) has been updated by the author and contains extra information.

For Valour - The history of Southern Africa's Victoria Cross Heroes(1973)

This is the story of the men whose deeds of gallantry will live forever in the annals of Southern Africa's history - men such as the surgeon who, having been shot through the chest, plugged the hole with gauze and continued ministering to the needs of others.

After 15 years of research(1973) the author has collected the biographic details of all the Southern African V.C. heroes, not only those serving in South African or Rhodesian units, but also those South Africans who served in other Commonwealth forces and who received the supreme award for gallantry.

From the massacre which spurred a South African on to win the V.C. during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, to the heroic selfsacrifice of South Africa's "Pathfinder" pilot over Germany in 1945, the story surrounding every Victoria Cross award is told.

In addition the campaigns in which the awards were won are described and the later lives of the recipients detailed.

THE HISTORY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS

Part 1
    CRIMEA 1854
        Lieut C. C. Teesdale
    INDIAN MUTINY 1857
        LieutenantJ. P. H. Crowe
    FRONTIER WAR 1877
        Major H. G. Moore
    ZULU WAR 1879
        Corporal C. F. Schiess and Acting Assistant Commissary J. L. Dalton
    MOIROSI WAR 1879
        Trooper P. Brown and Sergeant R. G. Scott
        Surgeon Major E. B. Hartley
    ZULU WAR 1879
        CaptainH. C. D' Arcy and Sergeant E. O'Toole
    BASUTO WAR 1880-1
        SurgeonJ.F.McCrea
    TRANSVAAL WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 1880-1
        Trooper J. Danaher
    MATABELE REBELLION 1896
        Trooper H. S. Henderson
        Trooper F. W. Baxter
    MASHONALAND UPRISING 1896-7
        Captain R. C. Nesbitt
    SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902
        Captain C. H. Mullins and Captain R. Johnston
        Sergeant H. R. Martineau and Trooper H. E. Ramsden
        Trooper H. Albrecht
        Corporal J. J. Clements
        Sergeant J. Rogers
        Lieutenant W. J. English
        Sergeant-Major A. Young
        Surgeon Captain T. J. Crean. 
        Surgeon Captain A. Martin-Leake
    FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-18
        Bandsman T. E. Rendle
        Captain P. H. Hansen
        Temporary Lieutenant W. Dartnell
        Private W. F. Faulds
        Captain W. A. Bloomfield
        Sergeant F. C. Booth
        Captain O. A. Reid
        Lance-Corporal W. H. Hewitt
        Major J. Sherwood-Kelly C.M.G., D.S.O 
        Captain AM. M. Lascelles
        Lieutenant R. F. J. Hayward M.C. (Bar) 
        Lieutenant R. V. Gorle 
        Lieutenant A. W. Beauchamp-Proctor D.S.O., M.C.(Bar), D.F.C 
        Major H. Greenwood D.S.O. (Bar), M.C
        Captain R. A. West D.S.O. (Bar), M.C
    SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45
        Acting Squadron-Leader J. D. Nettleton 
        Sergeant Q. G. M. Smythe 
        Lieutenant G.R. Norton M.M. 
        Captain E. Swales D.F.C. 
Part 2
Additional South African related VC recipients
    CRIMEA 1854  
        Malone,Sergeant Joseph
        Rowlands, Bt/Major Hugh
        Craig, Colour-Sergeant James
    INDIAN MUTINY 
        Roberts,Lieut Frederick Sleigh
        Wood, Lieut Henry Evelyn
    ANDAMAN ISLANDS 
        Griffiths,  Private William
    AFGHANISTAN 
        White,  Major George Stuart
        Cunyngham, Lieut William Henry Dick
    BELGIUM 1917 
        Robertson, Captain Clement
    BELGIUM 1940 
        Gristock, Sergeant-Major George
    MALAYA 1942 
        Anderson,Lieut-Col. Charles G W
APPENDICES
        Victoria Cross awards 1856-1972 (Including three Bars).
        South African and Rhodesian recipients of the Victoria Cross
        South African and Rhodesian units in which recipients were serving at the time they won the Victoria Cross awards     ..
        South Africans (by birth or domicile) who were awarded the V.C. while serving in other Commonwealth forces     ...
        South African and Rhodesian V.C.s - Summary of interesting features ....
        Campaigns in which these men participated
        List of decorations awarded to these men (excluding campaign medals)
        Victoria Cross awards won in South Africa,Rhodesia and Basutoland (Lesotho)
        Victoria Cross awards won in Rhodesia and Basutoland (Lesotho)



The Author
Ian is a descendant of Knysna's first settler of 1770.

He lives with his family in Knysna.

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