VCs of 1857-1859: A-D

In order to save the reader time, I have compiled a list of where one can find the specific post that looks in detail at the Victoria Cross recipient. The list is organised alphabetically, and all 182 names have been listed. Where there is no link, the campaign or action has not yet been covered and will be added in due time.
For some background on the Victoria Cross itself, the reader may avail themselves of
How To Win a Victoria Cross
And for an explanation of the Lucknow VCs, there is
Some Thoughts on the Lucknow VCs

I wish you many hours of delightful exploration into the recipients of the Victoria Cross for the Indian Mutiny.

A-D

A.

Desanges, Louis William; Lieutenant Frederick Robertson Aikman (1828-1888), 4th Regiment (Bengal) Native Infantry, Commanding 3rd Regiment (Sikh) Irregular Cavalry, Winning the Victoria Cross
NamePlace of ActionDate of ActionLink
Addison, Henry (Pte) 43rd FootKurrereah2 January 1859 
Aikman, Frederick (Lt) 4th BNI Jalandhar CavalryAmethi1 March 1858Frederick Robertson-Aikman VC                    The Robertson-Aikmans of the Ross
Aitken, Robert (Lt) 13th BNILucknow30 June 1857 to 22 November 1857The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory
Anderson, Charles (Pte) 2nd Dragoon GuardsSudeela, Oudh8 October 1858 
Anson, Augustus (Capt) 9th LancersBulandshahr; Lucknow28 Sept. 1857, 16 Nov. 1857The Seven VCs of Bulandshahr    Courage in Chaos

B.

Some Points of Interest: Captain James Blair and Lieutenant Robert Blair were cousins, and they won their VCs within a month of each other. Many of their relatives were killed during the mutiny, most of them at the Cawnpore massacre.
Captain Samuel Browne, who lost an arm during the mutiny, would be the inventor of the Sam Browne Belt that hooked into his waist belt before running diagonally over his right shoulder to steady his scabbard. For practical reasons, the waist belt securely carried his pistol in a flap-holster on his right hip and a neck strap for his binocular case. The belt would eventually become a uniform standard. The Indian Army would continue to be worn by officers and junior COs until the 1980s, and remains part of the uniform for officers in the Indian police force.

Desanges, Louis William; Lieutenant Thomas Adair Butler (1836-1901), 1st (Bengal) European Fusiliers, Winning the Victoria Cross
NamePlace of ActionDate of ActionLink
Baker, Charles George (Lt) Bengal Military Police BattalionSahejani  Bhojpur27 September 1858 
Bambrick, Valentine (Pte) 60th RiflesBareilly6 May 1858 
Bankes, William (Lt) 7th HussarsLucknow19 March 1858The Valorous Twelve – Part IV
Blair, James (Capt) 2nd Bombay Light CavalryNeemuch; Jeerum12 Aug. 1857, 23 Oct. 1857Most Effectual Charges—James Blair, VC
Blair, Robert (Lt) 2nd Dragoon GuardsBulandshahr28 September 1857The Seven VCs of Bulandshahr
Bogle, Andrew (Lt)   78th HighlandersOonao29 July 1857The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory III
Boulger, Abraham (L/Cpl) 84th FootLucknow12 July 1857 to 25 Sept. 1857The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory II
Bradshaw, William (Asst. Surg.) 90th FootLucknow26 September 1857The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory III
Brennan, Joseph (Bdr) Royal ArtilleryJhansi3 April 1858Holding the Course and Saving Lives – the Jhansi VCs
Brown, Francis (Lt) 1st Bengal European FusiliersNarnaul16 November 1857Francis David Millet Brown                              The Browns of India
Browne, Samuel (Capt) 46th BNI, 2nd Punjab Irreg. CavalrySeerporah31 August 1858 
Buckley, John (DAC) Comm. Dept.Delhi11 May 1857God Shall Wipe All Tears from their Eyes
Butler, Thomas (Lt) 1st Bengal European FusiliersLucknow9 March 1858The Valorous Twelve – Part I
Byrne, James, (Pte) 86th FootJhansi3 April 1858Holding the Course and Saving Lives – the Jhansi VCs

C.

Some Points of Interest: Lieutenant Thomas Cadell was the cousin of another VC winner, Samuel Hill Lawrence.
Lieutenant William Cubitt was the brother-in-law of Lieutenant James Hills (VC) and the uncle of another VC recipient, Brigadier-General Lewis Pugh Evans, who gained his at Zonnebeke, Belgium in October 1917.

Volunteer George Chicken Winning the Victoria Cross
NamePlace of ActionDate of ActionLink
Cadell, Thomas (Lt) 2nd Bengal European FusiliersDelhi12 June 1857For Valour – The Delhi VCs
Cafe, William (Capt) 56th BNI, 2nd Punjab InfantryFort Ruiya15 April 1858The Brave and the Dead
Cameron, Aylmer (Lt) 72nd HighlandersKotah30 March 1858A Legacy in War
Carlin, Patrick (Pte) 13th FootAzimgarh6 April 1858 Gallant Deeds – Azamgarh April 6 1858
Champion, James (TSM) 8th HussarsBeejapore8 September 1858 
Chicken, George (Volunt.) Naval Brigade, Bengal Military Police BattalionSuhejnee27 September 1858 
Clogstoun, Herbert (Capt) 19th Madras NIChichumbah15 January 1859 
Cochrane, Hugh (Lt) 86th FootBetwa1 April 1858Taking the Gun – Hugh Stewart Cochrane VC
Connolly, William (Gnr) Bengal Horse ArtiileryJhelum7 July 1857No Sir, I’ll Not Go
Cook, Walter (Pte) 42nd HighlandersMaylah Ghat15 January 1859 
Coughlan, Cornelius (C/Sgt)Badli-ki-Serai8 June 1857The VCs of Badli-ki-Serai
Crowe, Joseph (Lt) 78th HighlandersBoursekee Chowkee12 August 1857The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory III
Cubitt, William (Lt) 13th BNIChinhut30 June 1857The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory

D.

NamePlace of ActionDate of ActionLink
Daunt, John (Lt) 11th BNIChatra2 October 1857The Chatra VCs
Davis, James (Pte) 42nd HighlandersFort Ruiya15 April 1858The Brave and the Dead
Dempsey, Denis (Pte) 10th FootArrah; Lucknow12 August 1857, 14 March 1858Quo Fata Vocant
The Valorous Twelve  – Part III
Diamond, Bernard (Sgt) Bengal Horse ArtilleryBulandshahr28 September 1857The Seven VCs of Bulandshahr
Divane, John (Pte) 60th RiflesDelhi10 September 1857Acts of Bravery
Donohoe, Patrick (Pte) 9th LancersBulandshahr28 September 1857The Seven VCs of Bulandshahr
Dowling, William (Pte) 32nd Foot Lucknow4 July 1857, 27 Sept. 1857 The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory
Duffy, Thomas (Pte) 1st Madras European FusiliersLucknow26 September 1857The Path of Duty is the Way to Glory IV
Dunlay, John (L/Cpl) 93rd HighlandersLucknow16 November 1857Courage in Chaos
Dynon, Denis (Sgt) 53rd FootChatra2 October 1857The Chatra VCs

Abbreviations:

  • ADC – Aide de Camp
  • Asst. Surg. – Assistant Surgeon
  • Bdr – Bombardier
  • Bglr – Bugler
  • C/Sergt – Colour Sergeant
  • Capt – Captain
  • Cpl – Corporal
  • D – Drummer
  • DAC – Deputy Assistant Commissary
  • DAQMG – Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General
  • Ens – Ensign
  • Gnr – Gunner
  • L/Cpl – Lance Corporal
  • Lt – Lieutenant
  • Lt Adjt – Lieutenant Adjutant
  • Maj – Major
  • Pte – Private
  • Sgt – Sergeant
  • Sgt Maj – Sergeant Major
  • QMS- Quartermaster Sergeant
  • Surg – Surgeon
  • Tptr – Trumpeter
  • TSM – Troop Sergeant Major
  • Volunt. – Volunteer