The career of Samuel Wassall, V.C., 80th Regiment
| Born at Dudley, Staffordshire, 28 July. 1856. | Birth Certificate with the late Mrs Margaret Pratt. | |
| Enlisted at Dudley, 28th November, 1874 Stated on attestion: 18 years, 3 months Age 18. 427, 80th Regiment |
Regimental Register, 80th Ft. Museum at Lichfield |
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| The 80th Regiment arrived in South Africa, 1877 | “The Stafford Knot” | |
| Joined Carrington’s Mounted Infantry, aged 21, 1877. | “London Magazine” | |
| Served in the Galeka War, 1877-1878 | “British Battles” | |
| Won the Victoria Cross saving the life of Private Westwood in the Buffalo River, after retreat from Isandhlwana, 22nd January, 1879. | VC register (Wm. M. Lummis) | |
| Married 10th April 1882. (Stated age 23) | Marriage Certificate | |
| Died in North Lonsdale Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, 31 January 1927, Age 70. | Death Certificate (Wm. M. Lummis) Letter from N.L. Hospital |
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| Buried in Barrow Cemetary, 3rd February, 1927. (No Tombstone) | Newspaper of Feb. 1927. Letter from Director of Cemetaries, Barrow. |