Thomas Egerton Hale
English military officer (1832–1909); recipient of the Victoria Cross
About Thomas Egerton Hale
Lived 1832 – 1909 (aged 77). Thomas Egerton Hale was a British military physician and military officer.
Surgeon Major Thomas Egerton Hale VC CB (24 September 1832 – 25 December 1909) 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 He was 22 years old, and an assistant surgeon in the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of Foot (later The Royal Fusiliers), British Army at Sebastopol in the Crimean War when the following deeds took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Further information He later served in the Indian Mutiny and achieved the rank of surgeon major. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum in Mytchett, Surrey.
He was elected to membership of the Bath and County Club in 1878.
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English military officer (1832–1909); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Thomas Egerton Hale was born on 24 September 1832 in Nantwich.
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Thomas Egerton Hale died on 25 December 1909 in Nantwich.
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Thomas Egerton Hale was a military physician and military officer.
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