Col John Chard VC
(1847-1897)
Victoria Cross recipient, British Army Lieutenant (1868-1879), British Army Captain (1879-1886), British Army Major (1886-1892), and British Army Colonel (from 1897)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Lt. J. R. M. Chard VC Royal Engineers 21.12.1847 - 1.11.1897 This plaque commemorates the birthplace of Lt. Chard. The hero of the defence of Rorke's Drift by 104 men against the onslaught of 4000 Zulu warriors on the 22nd January 1879
Kitto Sports Centre, Honicknowle Lane, Plymouth, United Kingdom where they was born (1847)