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	{{Infobox military person		{{Infobox military person
	\|name= John Charles Campbell Daunt		\|name= John Charles Campbell Daunt
	\|birth_date=8 ~~November 1832~~		\|birth_date= {{Birth date\|1832\|11\|8\|df=yes}}
	\|death_date=15 ~~April 1886 (aged 53)~~		\|death_date= {{Death date and age\|1886\|4\|15\|1832\|11\|8\|df=yes}}
	\|birth_place=Autranches, [[Normandy]], [[France]]		\|birth_place=Autranches, [[Normandy]], France
	\|death_place=[[Bristol]]		\|death_place=[[Bristol]], England
	\|placeofburial=Redland Green Parish Church Graveyard, Bristol		\|placeofburial=Redland Green Parish Church Graveyard, Bristol
	\|image= ~~Victoria Cross Medal without Bar~~.png		\|image= John Charles Campbell Daunt (1832–1886).png
	\|caption=		\|caption=
	\|nickname=		\|nickname=
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	==Details==		==Details==
	He was 24 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[11th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 2 October 1857 at [[Ghota Behar]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:		He was 24 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[11th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 2 October 1857 at [[Ghota Behar]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:
	{{quote\|Lieutenant Daunt and Serjeant Dynon are recommended for conspicuous gallantry in action, on the 2nd of October, 1857, with the Mutineers of the Ramgurh Battalion at Ghota Behar, in capturing two guns, particularly the		{{quote\|Lieutenant Daunt and Serjeant Dynon are recommended for conspicuous gallantry in action, on the 2nd of October, 1857, with the Mutineers of the Ramgurh Battalion at Ghota Behar, in capturing two guns, particularly the last, when they rushed at and captured it by pistoling the gunners, who were mowing the detachment down with grape, one-third of which were hors de combat at the time,<br>
	last, when they rushed at and captured it by pistoling the gunners, who were mowing the detachment down with grape, one-third of which were hors de combat at the time<br>		Lieutenant Daunt is also recommended for chasing, on the 2nd of November following, the Mutineers of the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry across a plain into a rich cultivation, into which he followed them with a few of Rattray's Sikhs. He was dangerously wounded in the attempt to drive out a large body of these Mutineers from an enclosure, the preservation of many of his party, on this occasion, being attributed to His gallantry.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22601\|page=957\|date=25 February 1862}}</ref>}}
	Lieutenant Daunt is also recommended for chasing, on the 2nd of November following, the Mutineers of the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry across a plain into a rich cultivation, into which he followed them with a few of Rattray's Sikhs. He was dangerously wounded in the attempt to drive out a large body of these Mutineers from an enclosure, the preservation of many of his party, on this occasion, being attributed to His gallantry.}}<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22601\|page=957\|date=25 February 1862}}</ref>

	==Further information==		==Further information==

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	{{short description\|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}		{{short description\|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
	{{about\|\|his son, the British golfer\|John Daunt (golfer)}}		{{about\|\|his son, the British golfer\|John Daunt (golfer)}}
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	\|name= John Charles Campbell Daunt		\|name= John Charles Campbell Daunt
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	==Further information==		==Further information==
	He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]]. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London. His son, [[John Daunt (golfer)\|John]], represented Great Britain at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] in the men's [[Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's individual\|golf tournament]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web\|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17842 \|title=John Daunt \|work=Olympedia \|accessdate=4 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> His granddaughter [[Yvonne Daunt]] was a dancer with the [[Paris Opera]] in the 1920s.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13355355/yvonne_daunt_in_startling_costumes/ "Clothes Do Not Hamper Parisian Dancing Sensation"] ''Escanaba Morning Press'' (7 August 1921): 14. via [[Newspapers.com]]{{open access}}</ref>		He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]]. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London. His son, [[John Daunt (golfer)\|John]], represented Great Britain at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] in the men's [[Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's individual\|golf tournament]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web\|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17842 \|title=John Daunt \|work=Olympedia \|accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> His granddaughter [[Yvonne Daunt]] was a dancer with the [[Paris Opera]] in the 1920s.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13355355/yvonne_daunt_in_startling_costumes/ "Clothes Do Not Hamper Parisian Dancing Sensation"] ''Escanaba Morning Press'' (7 August 1921): 14. via [[Newspapers.com]]{{open access}}</ref>

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	{{about\|\|his son, the British golfer\|John Daunt (golfer)}}		{{about\|\|his son, the British golfer\|John Daunt (golfer)}}
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	==Further information==		==Further information==
	He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]]. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London. His son, [[John Daunt (golfer)\|John]], represented Great Britain at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] in the men's [[Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's individual\|golf tournament]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web\|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17842 \|title=John Daunt \|work=Olympedia \|accessdate=4 July ~~2020~~}}</ref> His granddaughter [[Yvonne Daunt]] was a dancer with the [[Paris Opera]] in the 1920s.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13355355/yvonne_daunt_in_startling_costumes/ "Clothes Do Not Hamper Parisian Dancing Sensation"] ''Escanaba Morning Press'' (7 August 1921): 14. via [[Newspapers.com]]{{open access}}</ref>		He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]]. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London. His son, [[John Daunt (golfer)\|John]], represented Great Britain at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] in the men's [[Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's individual\|golf tournament]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web\|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17842 \|title=John Daunt \|work=Olympedia \|accessdate=4 July 2022}}</ref> His granddaughter [[Yvonne Daunt]] was a dancer with the [[Paris Opera]] in the 1920s.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13355355/yvonne_daunt_in_startling_costumes/ "Clothes Do Not Hamper Parisian Dancing Sensation"] ''Escanaba Morning Press'' (7 August 1921): 14. via [[Newspapers.com]]{{open access}}</ref>

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	[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Opium War]]		[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Opium War]]

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{{short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= John Charles Campbell Daunt
|birth_date=8 November 1832
|death_date=15 April 1886 (aged 53)
|birth_place=Autranches, [[Normandy]], [[France]]
|death_place=[[Bristol]]
|placeofburial=Redland Green Parish Church Graveyard, Bristol
|image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance= {{UK}}
|serviceyears=
|rank=[[Colonel]]
|branch=[[Bengal Army]]<br>[[British Indian Army]]
|commands=
|unit=
|battles=[[Indian Mutiny]]<br>[[Second Anglo-Chinese War]]
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]
|laterwork=
}}
[[Colonel]] '''John Charles Campbell Daunt''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (8 November 1832 – 15 April 1886) was a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.

==Details==
He was 24 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[11th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 2 October 1857 at [[Ghota Behar]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:
{{quote|Lieutenant Daunt and Serjeant Dynon are recommended for conspicuous gallantry in action, on the 2nd of October, 1857, with the Mutineers of the Ramgurh Battalion at Ghota Behar, in capturing two guns, particularly the
last, when they rushed at and captured it by pistoling the gunners, who were mowing the detachment down with grape, one-third of which were hors de combat at the time<br>
Lieutenant Daunt is also recommended for chasing, on the 2nd of November following, the Mutineers of the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry across a plain into a rich cultivation, into which he followed them with a few of Rattray's Sikhs. He was dangerously wounded in the attempt to drive out a large body of these Mutineers from an enclosure, the preservation of many of his party, on this occasion, being attributed to His gallantry.}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22601|page=957|date=25 February 1862}}</ref>

==Further information==
He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]]. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London. His son, [[John Daunt (golfer)|John]], represented Great Britain at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] in the men's [[Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's individual|golf tournament]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17842 |title=John Daunt |work=Olympedia |accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> His granddaughter [[Yvonne Daunt]] was a dancer with the [[Paris Opera]] in the 1920s.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13355355/yvonne_daunt_in_startling_costumes/ "Clothes Do Not Hamper Parisian Dancing Sensation"] ''Escanaba Morning Press'' (7 August 1921): 14. via [[Newspapers.com]]{{open access}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061130035209/http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/avon.htm Burial location of John Daunt] "Avon"
*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbdaunt.htm News item] "John Daunt's Victoria Cross sold at auction"

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