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 "HERBERT TAYLOR READE, V.C. 1828-1897" ~ Perth Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 54.046 W 076° 14.810
18T E 401560 N 4972683
This plaque is located to the left of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 244, on Beckwith Street East across from Riverside Drive, in Perth.
Waymark Code: WME23J
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/24/2012
Views: 6
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
Born in Perth, Upper Canada, and educated in Quebec and Ireland, Reade became an assistant surgeon with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment in 1850. On September 14, 1857, at the siege of Delhi during the Indian Mutiny, a number of British wounded were threatened by some 300 Sepoys. Reade led a small party of soldiers against the attackers and drove them off. Two days later he was in the forefront of the final assault on Delhi and, for his gallantry on both occasions, was awarded the Victoria Cross. He later returned to England, rising by 1886 to the rank of surgeon-general and, two years before his death, was made honorary surgeon to Queen Victoria.
Address or location of plaque: 26 Beckwith Street E., Perth, Ontario K7H 1B5
Physical location of plaque: Town
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": There are no physical remains at this location.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person'
Condition of sign: Excellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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