Charles Augustus Goodfellow
Charles Augustus Goodfellow | |
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Abyssinian War | |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Order of the Bath |
Victoria Cross
Charles Augustus Goodfellow was born in
For gallant conduct at the attack on the Fort of Beyt, on the 6th of October, 1859. On that occasion, a soldier of the 28th Regiment was shot under the walls of the Fort. Lieutenant Goodfellow rushed, under the walls, under a sharp fire of matchlocks, and bore off the body of the soldier, who was then dead, but whom he at first supposed to be wounded only.[2]
Later service
Goodfellow later transferred to the
Captain Goodfellow, next in seniority, whose services at Zoulla in constructing the pier have already been noticed, was the chief engineer on the highlands, and displayed great intelligence and activity in every duty throughout the operations.[3]
Following the successful conclusion of the expedition, Goodfellow was assigned to conduct an archaeological excavation at
The medal
Goodfellow's Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham, England.
Citations
- ^ a b Register of the Victoria Cross (1988), p. 122.
- ^ "No. 22727". The London Gazette. 17 April 1863. p. 2071.
- ^ "No. 23395". The London Gazette. 30 June 1868. p. 3653.
References
- The Register of the Victoria Cross. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: This England Books. 1988. ISBN 0-906324-07-6.
- Monuments to Courage(David Harvey, 1999)
- The Sapper VCs(Gerald Napier, 1998)
External links
- Royal Engineers Museum Sappers VCs
- Location of grave and VC medal (Warwickshire)