Charles Pye Military person

Charles Pye VC (chr: 24 September 1820 – 12 July 1876) 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.

Personal facts

Charles Pye
Birth dateSeptember 24, 1820
Birth place
Staffordshire
Date of deathJuly 12, 1876
Resting place
Koroit

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Military person

award
Victoria Cross
military operations
First Anglo-Sikh War
Second Anglo-Sikh War
New Zealand Wars
Indian Rebellion of 1857
military branch
British Army
military unit
Royal Scots Fusiliers
40th Regiment of Foot
53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
New Zealand Militia

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External resources

  1. http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbpyecri.htm
  2. http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggausvic.htm