Charles Augustus Goodfellow
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Charles Augustus Goodfellow VC CB (27 November 1836- 1 September 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, 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 22 years old, and a lieutenant in the Bombay Engineers, Indian Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 6 October 1859 during an attack on the Fort of Beyt, India, a soldier was shot under the walls in a sharp fire of matchlock. Lieutenant Goodfellow carried away the body of the man who was then dead, but whom he had at first thought was only wounded.
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He later achieved the rank of lieutenant general.
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Engineers Museum (Chatham, England).
[edit] References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- The Sapper VCs (Gerald Napier, 1998)
[edit] External links
- Royal Engineers Museum Sappers VCs
- Location of grave and VC medal (Warwickshire)
