Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Role Armed force officer | Name John Berryman Rank Major Awards Victoria Cross | |
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Buried at St Agatha's Churchyard, Woldingham Battles/wars Crimean War
Anglo-Zulu War Died June 27, 1896, Woldingham, United Kingdom Place of burial Woldingham, United Kingdom Battles and wars Crimean War, Anglo-Zulu War Similar People Alexander Roberts Dunn, James Brudenell - 7th Earl o, Franz Roubaud | ||
John Berryman VC (18 July 1825 – 27 June 1896) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Victoria Cross action
Born in Dudley, England, Berriman was 29 years old, and a Troop Sergeant-Major in the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 25 October 1854 at Balaclava, Crimea, (see Charge of the Light Brigade) Troop Sergeant-Major Berryman, whose horse had been shot under him, stopped on the field with a wounded officer amidst a storm of shot and shell. Two sergeants (John Farrell and Joseph Malone) came to his assistance and between them they carried the wounded officer out of range of the guns.
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Berryman later achieved the rank of major and transferred to the 5th Lancers in 1880.
He died at Woldingham, Surrey