Lord William Beresford, VC

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lord_William_Beresford,_VC
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:award gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_India
gptkbp:birthDate 1847-07-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:citationForVictoriaCross For saving the life of a fellow officer under heavy fire at Ulundi, 3 June 1879
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkbp:dateOfVictoriaCrossAction 1879-06-03
gptkbp:deathDate 1900-12-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lord_William_Leslie_de_la_Poer_Beresford
gptkbp:horseRacingAchievement Won the Grand National (1882) with horse Seaman
gptkbp:horseRacingInvolvement Owner and breeder of racehorses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord William Beresford, VC
gptkbp:memorial Name on the Victoria Cross Memorial, Eton College
Plaque at Putney Vale Cemetery
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor winning the Victoria Cross during the Anglo-Zulu War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Christina_Leslie
gptkb:John_Beresford,_4th_Marquess_of_Waterford
gptkbp:placeOfVictoriaCrossAction gptkb:Ulundi,_Zululand
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:role Equerry to King Edward VII
Aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of India
Equerry to the Prince of Wales
Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:2nd_Dragoon_Guards_(Queen's_Bays)
gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:Indian_Staff_Corps
gptkb:16th_Lancers
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Sir_Garnet_Wolseley
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:John_Beresford,_5th_Marquess_of_Waterford
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lilian_Warren
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
The Honourable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beresford_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6