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Lieutenant William Alexander Kerr (1832-1919), 24th [Bombay] Regiment Native Infantry, attached to the South Mahratta Irregular Horse, winning the VC, Indian Mutiny, July 1857. Oil on canvas, by Louis William Desanges (1822-1906), 1860 (c). Lieutenant Kerr, 24th Bombay Native Infantry, won the VC for his action in defending himself and others fighting in the stronghold or Paga, near the town of Kolapore in July 1857, during the ‘Indian Mutiny’ (1857-1859). Kerr was severely wounded, while of his 17 men (all sowars of the South Mahratta Irregular Horse), eight were killed outright, another four died later of their wounds, and the rest were all severely wounded.

Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)