Samuel Turner
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
About Samuel Turner
Lived 1826 – 1868 (aged 41–42). Samuel Turner was a British.
Samuel Turner VC (February 1826 – 13 June 1868) 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.
Details Turner was 31 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles (later the King's Royal Rifle Corps) of the British Army during the Indian Mutiny, when the following deed on 19 June 1857 at Delhi, India took place for which he was awarded the VC:
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Who was Samuel Turner?
recipient of the Victoria Cross
When was Samuel Turner born?
Samuel Turner was born in 1826 in Witnesham.
When did Samuel Turner die?
Samuel Turner died on 13 June 1868 in Meerut.
What nationality was Samuel Turner?
Samuel Turner was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Samuel Turner. https://biography.guide/samuel-turner-1826/
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