David Spence
Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
About David Spence
Lived 1818 – 1877 (aged 58–59). David Spence was a British military personnel and yeoman of the Guard.
David Spence VC (1818 – 17 April 1877) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Details Spence was born in 1818 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. He joined the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers in 1842. When he was 40 years old, and a troop sergeant-major in the 9th Lancers, British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 17 January 1858 at Shumsabad, India for which he was awarded the VC:
Further information He later achieved the rank of regimental sergeant-major and in 1862 became a Yeoman of the Guard.
The medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in Derby Museum, England.
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Who was David Spence?
Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (1818–1877)
When was David Spence born?
David Spence was born in 1818 in Inverkeithing.
When did David Spence die?
David Spence died on 17 April 1877 in Lambeth.
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David Spence was a military personnel and yeoman of the Guard.
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David Spence was British.
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