Sam Browne Military person

General Sir Samuel James Browne VC GCB KCSI (3 October 1824 – 14 March 1901) was a British Indian Army cavalry officer in India and Afghanistan, best known today as the namesake of the Sam Browne belt. He was a British 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

Sam Browne
Birth dateOctober 03, 1824
Birth place
Barrackpore , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Date of deathMarch 14, 1901
Place of death
Isle of Wight , Ryde
Resting place
Ryde

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Order of the Star of India
Victoria Cross
military operations
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Indian Rebellion of 1857
military branch
Bengal Army
British Indian Army

Sam Browne on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/iofwight.htm