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- Name: Henry ADDISON
- D.O.B: 2nd Feb, 1821
- D.O.A: 2nd Jan, 1859
- D.O.D: 18th Jun, 1887
- Award: Victoria Cross
- Occupation at time of action: Private, 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
Near Kurrereah, India 2 January 1859
2 January 1859
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The Indian Mutiny 1857 - 59
The Indian Mutiny 1857 - 59
Rewah was a princely state south of Allahabad, whose Maharajah had been a firm supporter of the British throughout the Mutiny. In late 1858 a rebel band entered the state. The Political Agent, Lieutenant J Willoughby Osborne, left Pinneri on 1 January 1859, with a force of just over 100 men and the following day defeated the rebels near Kurrereah. During the fighting his life was saved by Private H Addison.
Citation
For gallant conduct of the 2nd of January, 1859, near Kurrereah, in defending, against a large force, and saving the life of Lieutenant Osborn, Political Agent, who had fallen on the ground wounded. Private Addison received two dangerous wounds, and lost a leg, in this gallant service.
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