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- Name: Anthony Clarke BOOTH
- D.O.B: 21st Apr, 1846
- D.O.A: 12th Mar, 1879
- D.O.D: 8th Dec, 1899
- Award: Victoria Cross
- Occupation at time of action: Sergeant, 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers)
- Book: The Complete History - Volume 1
Citation
For his gallant conduct on the 12th March, 1879, during the Zulu attack on the Intombi River, in having, when considerably outnumbered by the enemy, rallied a few men on the south bank of the river, and covered the retreat of fifty soldiers and others over a distance of three miles. The Officer Commanding 80th Regiment reports that, had it not been for the coolness displayed by this Non commissioned Officer, not one man would have escaped.
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