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Hedley Shafto Vicars, 1826-1855

Nationality: Mauritius
Date of Birth: 1826.12.07
Place of Birth: Mauritius
Date of Death: 1855.03.22
Place of Death: Sebastopol

Identity:

Captain Hedley Shafto Vicars was a professional soldier.

Life:

Captain Vicars was a Protestant Evangelical and became a Crimean war hero when serving with the 97th Regiment.

Bibliography:

Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, 2004.