Charles Edward Haydon Parker
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Charles Edward Haydon Parker (Born 10 March 1870 - Died 5 December 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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He was 30 years old, and a sergeant in 'Q' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:
On 31 March 1900 at Sanna's Post (aka Korn Spruit), South Africa, 'Q' and 'U' Batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery were ambushed with the loss of most of the baggage column and five guns of the leading battery. When the alarm was given, 'Q' Battery went into action 1150 yards from the spruit, until the order to retire was received, when Major Phipps-Hornby, commander of 'Q' Battery, ordered the guns and their limbers to be run back by hand to a safe place. This most exhausting operation was carried out by, among others, Sergeant Parker, Gunner Isaac Lodge and Driver Horace Glasock, and when at last all but one of the guns and one limber had been moved to safety, the battery was reformed.
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Awarded by ballot.
Lieutenant Francis Maxwell (VC, CSI, DSO & Bar) also earned the VC in this action.
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich, England.
[edit] References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)
[edit] External links
- VC Receipients' Biographical Info. Warwickshire Gravesite location.
- Organizational Homepage. Q Battery, Royal Artillery.
This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission. Special thanks to the United Kingdom Royal Army for the use of Sergeant Parker's photograph.
