From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Israel Harding
Israel Harding
Israel Harding guns. During the engagement a 10-inch shell passed
through the ship’s side and lodged on the main deck.
Gunner Harding, hearing a shout that there was a live
shell just above the hatchway (which led to the maga-
zine) rushed up from below, picked it up and flung it into
a tub of water. Had the shell burst it would probably have
caused many deaths.
Further information
He later achieved the rank of chief gunner. His VC is on
display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War
Museum in London.
External links
Born 21 October 1833 • Burial location of Israel Harding "Hampshire"
Portsmouth, England
• News item "Israel Harding’s Victoria Cross sold at
Died 22 May 1917 (aged 83) auction"
Billingshurst, West Sussex
Buried at Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Chief Gunner
Unit HMS Arrogant
HMS Barracouta
HMS Alexandra
Battles/wars Crimean War
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War
Third Anglo-Ashanti War HMS Alexandra
Awards Victoria Cross
Persondata
Israel Harding VC (21 October 1833 - 22 May 1917) was an Name Harding, Israel
English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and
Alternative names
most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the en-
emy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth Short description
forces. Date of birth 21 October 1833
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Details Date of death 22 May 1917
Harding was 48 years old, and a gunner in the Royal Navy Place of death Billingshurst, West Sussex
during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War when the following
deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 11 July 1882 at Alexandria, Egypt, HMS Alexandra,
with other ships, was bombarding the forts of the city
and suffering damage and casualties from the enemy’s
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• Royal Navy recipients of the Victoria Cross
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