John Rouse Merriott Chard
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John Rouse Merriott Chard was a British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient best known for leading the defense during the Anglo-Zulu War’s Battle of Rorke’s Drift.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Rouse Merriott Chard canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1847-12-21 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hatch Beauchamp churchyard, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer of the tongue ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorial in Hatch Beauchamp church ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBattleOfRorkesDrift |
1879-01-22
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1879-01-23 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1897-11-01 ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | bravery in combat ⓘ |
| education | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Chard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Wheaton Chard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | VC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading the defense of Rorke's Drift ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Jane Brimacombe Chard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Rouse Merriott Chard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Defense of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boxhill, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Stanley Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilm | Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedToCaptain | 1874 ⓘ |
| promotedToMajor | 1886 ⓘ |
| reasonForVictoriaCross | gallantry during the defense of Rorke's Drift ⓘ |
| regimentalAffiliation | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Somerset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfRorkesDrift | co-commander of the British garrison ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Bermuda
NERFINISHED
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Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer without publicly notable service number ⓘ |
| sibling | Charles Chard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfCommission | 1868 ⓘ |
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