Gonville Bromhead

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Gonville Bromhead was a British Army officer best known for his role in the defense of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War, for which he received the Victoria Cross.

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Gonville Bromhead canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Victoria Cross ⓘ
linked to: The Victoria Cross
burialPlace Allahabad ⓘ
British India ⓘ
causeOfDeath typhoid fever ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1845-08-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1891-02-09 ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Bromhead ⓘ
genre military history subject ⓘ
givenName Gonville ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix Major ⓘ
hasRelative Sir Benjamin Bromhead ⓘ
Sir Edward Bromhead ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Bromhead family ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryUnit 24th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
notableEvent defence of Rorke's Drift on 22–23 January 1879 ⓘ
notableFor leadership during the defence of Rorke's Drift ⓘ
notableWork defence of Rorke's Drift ⓘ
depiction in the film "Zulu" ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
partOf British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
placeOfBirth France ⓘ
Versailles ⓘ
placeOfDeath Allahabad ⓘ
British India ⓘ
portrayedBy Michael Caine ⓘ
positionHeld officer in the 24th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
rank lieutenant ⓘ
major ⓘ
residence British India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
serviceEnd 1891 ⓘ
serviceStart 1867 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Battle of Rorke's Drift → commander → Gonville Bromhead ⓘ
John Chard → coCommanderAtRorkesDrift → Gonville Bromhead ⓘ
subject linked to: Lieutenant John Chard