About John Freeman
Lived 1833 – 1913 (aged 79–80). John Freeman was a British soldier.
John Freeman VC (1833 – 1 July 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Background John Freeman was born in Sittingbourne, Kent in 1833. He died in Hackney, east London on 1 July 1913 and was buried in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington.
In The London Gazette dated 3 August 1858, the Nominal Return of Casualties, in action, in Her Majesty's Troops at Bareilly, on 5, 6 and 7 May 1858 indicates that Freeman was "dangerously wounded".
His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London.
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Who was John Freeman?
recipient of the Victoria Cross
When was John Freeman born?
John Freeman was born in 1833 in Sittingbourne.
When did John Freeman die?
John Freeman died on 1 July 1913 in London Borough of Hackney.
What was John Freeman's occupation?
John Freeman was a soldier.
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John Freeman was British.
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