Samuel Hodge | |
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Born | c. 1840 Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
Died | 14 January 1868 British Honduras |
Buried | Belize City Military Cemetery |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Rank | Lance Corporal |
Unit | 4th Battalion West India Regiment |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
Samuel Hodge, VC (c. 1840 – 14 January 1868) was a West Indian soldier in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers. From the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, he was the second black man to be awarded the Victoria Cross after William Hall.[1]