Alfred Spencer Heathcote
Colonel Alfred Spencer Heathcote VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross.Biography
Heathcote was the son of Henry Spencer Heathcote and Anne Currie, and nephew of Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet and Vice-Admiral Mark John Currie. He was educated at Winchester College.
He was awarded the VC for the following deed, which took place at the Siege of Delhi during the Indian Mutiny, when he was 25 years old and a lieutenant in the 60th Rifles, British Army.Further information
He later achieved the rank of colonel and emigrated to Australia. He was the first appointed infantry regiment commander in the Colony of New South Wales - appointed to command in August 1870 at Victoria Barracks, Sydney.
He is buried, along with his wife Mary Harriet, at the Bowral Cemetery,. His grave is 18 metres to the immediate left upon entering the cemetery gate. His grave is marked by a large grey granite cross. R.I.P.Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. There is also a memorial for him at St. James' Anglican Church, Sydney, New South Wales.The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Victoria Barracks in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
