113:
93:
324:
For the exceptional gallantry displayed by him on the 14th
December, 1879, on the Koh Asmai Heights, near Kabul, in charging, with a small party, into the centre of the line of the retreating Kohistani force, by whom they were greatly outnumbered, and who did their utmost to close round them. After
752:
712:
742:
762:
388:, and received the temporary rank of major general while officiating as such. Following the end of the war in South Africa, Elliott returned in late 1902, and Vousden stepped down.
325:
rapidly charging through and through the enemy, backwards and forwards, several times, they swept off round the opposite side of the village and joined the rest of the Troop.
722:
782:
747:
777:
732:
737:
366:
339:
285:
772:
335:
727:
767:
757:
281:
671:
370:
233:
277:
717:
374:
351:
343:
309:
270:
254:
181:
249:, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
707:
702:
665:
385:
242:
118:
647:
612:
592:
572:
552:
532:
512:
492:
472:
452:
355:
293:
154:
149:
381:
359:
347:
297:
207:
167:
607:
587:
567:
547:
527:
487:
467:
447:
642:
507:
266:
47:
289:
250:
246:
226:
202:
186:
98:
312:
when the following deed took place on 14 December 1879 on the Koh Asmai
Heights, near
696:
218:
136:
67:
384:
of
Cavalry in India from October 1901, in the absence in South Africa of Colonel
687:
317:
392:
308:
He was 34 years old, and a captain in the 5th Punjab
Cavalry, during the
238:
79:
63:
391:
He retired from the army on 1 November 1902, and died in India of
313:
334:
He continued to serve in the 5th Punjab
Cavalry, was promoted to
403:
Vousden married, in 1891, a daughter of Major-General
Drummond.
395:
only two weeks later, on 12 November 1902 at the age of 54.
346:
on 8 June 1891 and 26 January 1898. He was promoted to the
373:, and shortly thereafter he was granted the local rank of
753:
Second Anglo-Afghan War recipients of the
Victoria Cross
354:
in July 1894 and the substantive rank of
Colonel of the
436:. No. 36931. London. 21 November 1902. p. 8.
631:. No. 36898. London. 14 October 1902. p. 7.
358:
in
January 1899. He was appointed a Companion of the
237:(20 September 1848 – 12 November 1902) was a
195:
174:
163:
142:
132:
124:
104:
86:
73:
53:
34:
23:
743:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
338:in 1884, and took part in further fighting on the
432:"Obituary - Major-General William John Vousden".
763:British military personnel of the Tirah campaign
713:People educated at The King's School, Canterbury
269:the son of Captain Vousden, and was educated at
677:Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
322:
320:, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross:
8:
20:
723:British recipients of the Victoria Cross
427:
425:
423:
421:
783:20th-century British military personnel
748:Military personnel from Perth, Scotland
417:
365:In April 1901 he took a command in the
627:"Naval & Military intelligence".
7:
282:35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot
778:19th-century British Army personnel
733:Companions of the Order of the Bath
738:Infectious disease deaths in India
672:The Register of the Victoria Cross
476:. 15 September 1891. p. 4888.
14:
616:. 15 November 1901. p. 7397.
278:Royal Military College, Sandhurst
456:. 18 October 1881. p. 5140.
280:, and was commissioned into the
111:
91:
651:. 16 January 1903. p. 314.
596:. 29 August 1902. p. 5611.
516:. 22 January 1895. p. 416.
292:in 1876, he transferred to the
16:Recipient of the Victoria Cross
773:35th Regiment of Foot officers
576:. 26 April 1901. p. 2860.
536:. 28 March 1899. p. 2082.
1:
556:. 19 July 1901. p. 4782.
496:. 5 April 1898. p. 2182.
728:British Indian Army generals
768:Indian Staff Corps officers
758:Bengal Staff Corps officers
380:He was appointed to act as
369:with the temporary rank of
799:
342:region, for which he was
330:Further military service
344:mentioned in despatches
310:Second Anglo-Afghan War
296:where he served in the
271:Kings School Canterbury
245:, and recipient of the
182:Second Anglo-Afghan War
327:
718:Deaths from dysentery
367:Punjab Frontier Force
284:in 1864. Promoted to
125:Years of service
674:(This England, 1997)
668:(David Harvey, 1999)
666:Monuments to Courage
265:Vousden was born in
222:William John Vousden
386:Edward Locke Elliot
340:North-West Frontier
170:of Cavalry in India
119:British Indian Army
648:The London Gazette
613:The London Gazette
593:The London Gazette
573:The London Gazette
553:The London Gazette
533:The London Gazette
513:The London Gazette
493:The London Gazette
473:The London Gazette
453:The London Gazette
356:Indian Staff Corps
294:5th Punjab Cavalry
276:He trained at the
155:Indian Staff Corps
150:Bengal Staff Corps
382:Inspector General
371:brigadier-general
360:Order of the Bath
298:Jowaki Expedition
216:
215:
208:Order of the Bath
168:Inspector-General
78:Lahore Cemetery,
45:20 September 1848
790:
653:
652:
639:
633:
632:
624:
618:
617:
604:
598:
597:
584:
578:
577:
564:
558:
557:
544:
538:
537:
524:
518:
517:
504:
498:
497:
484:
478:
477:
464:
458:
457:
444:
438:
437:
429:
288:in 1867, and to
236:
231:
117:
115:
114:
106:
97:
95:
94:
60:
57:12 November 1902
44:
42:
21:
798:
797:
793:
792:
791:
789:
788:
787:
693:
692:
684:
657:
656:
641:
640:
636:
626:
625:
621:
606:
605:
601:
586:
585:
581:
566:
565:
561:
546:
545:
541:
526:
525:
521:
506:
505:
501:
486:
485:
481:
466:
465:
461:
446:
445:
441:
431:
430:
419:
409:
401:
332:
306:
267:Perth, Scotland
263:
261:Military career
241:officer in the
229:
225:
212:
191:
159:
112:
110:
92:
90:
82:
62:
58:
48:Perth, Scotland
46:
40:
38:
30:
27:
26:
25:William Vousden
17:
12:
11:
5:
796:
794:
786:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
695:
694:
691:
690:
683:
682:External links
680:
679:
678:
675:
669:
662:
661:
655:
654:
634:
619:
599:
579:
559:
539:
519:
499:
479:
459:
439:
416:
415:
414:
413:
408:
405:
400:
397:
362:(CB) in 1900.
331:
328:
305:
304:Victoria cross
302:
262:
259:
247:Victoria Cross
214:
213:
211:
210:
205:
203:Victoria Cross
199:
197:
193:
192:
190:
189:
187:Tirah Campaign
184:
178:
176:
172:
171:
165:
161:
160:
158:
157:
152:
146:
144:
140:
139:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
108:
102:
101:
99:United Kingdom
88:
84:
83:
77:
75:
71:
70:
61:(aged 54)
55:
51:
50:
36:
32:
31:
28:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
795:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
700:
698:
689:
686:
685:
681:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
663:
659:
658:
650:
649:
644:
638:
635:
630:
623:
620:
615:
614:
609:
603:
600:
595:
594:
589:
583:
580:
575:
574:
569:
563:
560:
555:
554:
549:
543:
540:
535:
534:
529:
523:
520:
515:
514:
509:
503:
500:
495:
494:
489:
483:
480:
475:
474:
469:
463:
460:
455:
454:
449:
443:
440:
435:
428:
426:
424:
422:
418:
411:
410:
406:
404:
398:
396:
394:
389:
387:
383:
378:
376:
375:major general
372:
368:
363:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
329:
326:
321:
319:
315:
311:
303:
301:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
274:
272:
268:
260:
258:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
235:
228:
223:
220:
219:Major-General
209:
206:
204:
201:
200:
198:
194:
188:
185:
183:
180:
179:
177:
173:
169:
166:
162:
156:
153:
151:
148:
147:
145:
141:
138:
137:Major General
135:
131:
127:
123:
120:
109:
103:
100:
89:
85:
81:
76:
72:
69:
68:British India
65:
56:
52:
49:
37:
33:
22:
19:
646:
637:
628:
622:
611:
602:
591:
582:
571:
562:
551:
542:
531:
522:
511:
502:
491:
482:
471:
462:
451:
442:
433:
402:
390:
379:
364:
333:
323:
307:
275:
264:
255:Commonwealth
221:
217:
175:Battles/wars
59:(1902-11-12)
18:
708:1902 deaths
703:1848 births
643:"No. 27516"
608:"No. 27377"
588:"No. 27469"
568:"No. 27308"
548:"No. 27335"
528:"No. 27066"
508:"No. 26591"
488:"No. 26954"
468:"No. 26201"
448:"No. 25027"
318:Afghanistan
243:Indian Army
128:1864 - 1902
697:Categories
407:References
286:lieutenant
87:Allegiance
41:1848-09-20
688:Biography
629:The Times
434:The Times
393:dysentery
300:1877–78.
350:rank of
257:forces.
239:Scottish
164:Commands
105:Service/
80:Pakistan
660:Sources
352:colonel
290:captain
251:British
399:Family
348:brevet
196:Awards
116:
107:branch
96:
74:Buried
64:Lahore
29:VC, CB
412:Notes
336:major
314:Kabul
232:
230:,
253:and
143:Unit
133:Rank
54:Died
35:Born
699::
645:.
610:.
590:.
570:.
550:.
530:.
510:.
490:.
470:.
450:.
420:^
377:.
316:,
273:.
234:CB
227:VC
224:,
66:,
43:)
39:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.