de MONTMORENCY – THE HON. RAYMOND HARVEY LODGE JOSEPH
| Born: 1867/02/05 Rank: CAPT. Regiment: EMPRESS OF INDIA’S LANCERS – 21ST GPS: |
Reason for death: KILLED IA Place of death: STORMBERG Date of death: 1900/02/23 Memorial: |
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After the battle of Khartum on 2nd September, 1898, Lieutenant de Montmorency, after the charge of the 21st Lancers, returned to assist Second Lieutenant R.G.Grenfell, who was lying surrounded by a large body of Dervishes.Lieutenant de Montmorency drove the Dervishes off, and, finding Lieutenant Grenfell dead, put the body on his horse which then broke away. Captain Kenna and Corporal Swarbrick then came to his assistance, and enabled him to rejoin the regiment, which had begun to open a heavy fire on the enemy. The V.C. investiture took place on the 6th January, 1899. (Extracted from: The Victoria Cross and The George Cross, The Complete History, Volume 1, Page 472 and 473.)
