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HENRY GEORGE BROWNE  (Captain, now Colonel, Retired)  32^nd The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry             Decorated for his bravery on August 21^st 1857, during the siege of Lucknow in leading a sortie to spike two heavy guns, which were causing great havoc to our defences. He was the first to enter the battery which was protected by high palisades, the embrasures being closed with sliding shutters, which he most courageously removed, and attacked the gunners killed, and the two guns were spiked. Colonel Browne, son of Mr Arthur Browne, Newton, Roscommon, was born in Ireland in 1830.  Educated at Trinity College, Dublin.  Gazetted to 32^nd Light Infantry in 1855.  Mentioned repeatedly in despatches during the Mutiny, apart from the act described above, and promoted to a company for his meritorious services.

WILLIAM OXENHAM  (Corporal)  32^nd of Foot, The Cornwall Light Infantry Regiment (amalgamated into the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry)            On June 30^th 1957, on the same date as the disastrous battle of, and retreat from, Chinhut, Mr. Capper, an Indian Civil Service official, was buried beneath of a verandah, which had fallen.  Corporal Oxenham, in spite of a tremendous fire from the enemy directed upon him for ten minutes, contrived to extricate Mr. Capper from his perilous position, and by his noble exertions saved his life.

WILLIAM DOWLING  (Private)  32^nd of Foot, The Cornwall Light Infantry Regiment (amalgamated into the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry)            This shoulder on three occasions, July 4^th and 9^th, and September 27^th 1857, went out to spike the Sepoys guns.  On all occasions he came under a very heavy fire, and was successful on the first and third attempts.  His second was, however, unsuccessful owing to the spike being too small to be serviceable.