John Worthy Chaplin

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John Worthy Chaplin
Born	(1840-07-23)23 July 1840 Ewhurst Park, Ramsdell, Hampshire
Died	18 August 1920(1920-08-18) (aged 80) Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Buried	Kibworth New Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	67th Regiment of Foot 100th Regiment of Foot 8th Hussars
Battles/wars	Second Opium War Second Anglo-Afghan War
Awards	Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath

Colonel John Worthy Chaplin, VC, CB (23 July 1840 – 18 August 1920) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.