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| Apsley Cherry [CFT #15066] Born: 1832 Died: 1907 |
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| Our picture, though small is the only known picture of the Major general and his son, the Antarctic explorer, taken on the stairs at the family home Lamer. The Major General saw service in the Indian Mutiny and in the Zulu Wars. Shipwrecked on the voyage out of India he fought at Lucknow where he volunteered to help man a gun while under severe enemy fire, to blow a breach in one of the walls at Shah Nujeef. His hopes of receiving a Victoria Cross for this action were dashed when his commanding officer, Captain Peel died of smallpox before he could be recommended. Although he was 15 miles in the rear at the time, he writes several important accounts of the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, and is quite uncompromising in placing blame on Lord Chelmsford. (#9782) |
1: 1886 Apsley Cherry-Garrardc W 2: 1887 Ida Evelyn (Lassie) Cherry-Garrardc H/C | |||||||
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