William St. Lucien Chase
William St. Lucien Chase was awarded the
Victoria Cross when a
lieutenant in the 28th Bombay Native Infantry during the Second Afghan War when, on 16 August 1880, at
Deh Khoja, near
Kandahar, Afghanistan, Chase, with the help of
Private Thomas Elsdon Ashford, rescued and carried, for a distance of over 200 yards, under enemy fire, a wounded soldier who had taken shelter in a block house. Several times they were compelled to rest, but they persevered and finally brought the wounded man to a place of safety. ==Predecessor names==