| John Manners Smith |
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| 1864 births | |
| smith, john manners | |
| 1920 deaths | |
| british victoria cross recipients | |
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| commanders of the royal victorian order | |
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DETAILS He was 27 years old, and a Lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps , Indian Army , and 5th Gurkha Rifles , during the Hunza-Naga Campaign, India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 20 December 1891 near Nilt Fort , India , Lieutenant Smith led the storming party at the attack and capture of a strong position occupied by the enemy. For nearly four hours on the face of the cliff which was almost precipitous, he moved his handful of men from point to point, and during this time he was unable to defend himself from any attack which the enemy chose to make. He was the first man to reach the summit within a few yards of one of the enemy's sangars, which was immediately rushed, the lieutenant pistolling the first man. FURTHER INFORMATION He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel . THE MEDAL His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Gurkha Museum ''(Winchester, Hampshire, England)''. REFERENCES
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