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			{{Short description\|Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1826–1906)}}
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	Cafe was 32 years old, and a [[Captain (land and air)\|captain]] in the [[56th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Indian Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 15 April 1858, during the attack on [[Fort Ruhya]], [[India]], Captain Cafe, with other volunteers ([[Edward Spence (VC)\|Edward Spence]] and [[Alexander Thompson (VC)\|Alexander Thompson]]) carried away the body of a lieutenant of the 14th Punjab Rifles from the top of the [[glacis]] in a most exposed position under very heavy fire. He then went to the rescue of one of the privates who had been severely wounded.		Cafe was 32 years old, and a [[Captain (land and air)\|captain]] in the [[56th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Indian Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 15 April 1858, during the attack on [[Fort Ruhya]], [[India]], Captain Cafe, with other volunteers ([[Edward Spence (VC)\|Edward Spence]] and [[Alexander Thompson (VC)\|Alexander Thompson]]) carried away the body of a lieutenant of the 14th Punjab Rifles from the top of the [[glacis]] in a most exposed position under very heavy fire. He then went to the rescue of one of the privates who had been severely wounded.
	His citation in the [[London Gazette]] reads:		His citation in the [[London Gazette]] reads:
	{{~~quote~~\|For bearing away, under a heavy fire, with the assistance of Privates Thompson, Crowie, Spence, and Cook, the body ol Lieutenant Willoughby, lying near the ditch of the Fort of Ruhya, and for running to the rescue of Private Spence, who had been severely wounded in the attempt.}}<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22357/pages/557 London Gazette]</ref>		{{blockquote\|For bearing away, under a heavy fire, with the assistance of Privates Thompson, Crowie, Spence, and Cook, the body ol Lieutenant Willoughby, lying near the ditch of the Fort of Ruhya, and for running to the rescue of Private Spence, who had been severely wounded in the attempt.}}<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22357/pages/557 London Gazette]</ref>

	His Victoria Cross is held by the [[National Army Museum]] at [[Chelsea, London]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-89-1\|title = Victoria Cross, Lieutenant William Cafe, 56th Regiment of Native Infantry, Bengal, 1858 \| Online Collection \| National Army Museum, London}}</ref>		His Victoria Cross is held by the [[National Army Museum]] at [[Chelsea, London]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-89-1\|title = Victoria Cross, Lieutenant William Cafe, 56th Regiment of Native Infantry, Bengal, 1858 \| Online Collection \| National Army Museum, London}}</ref>

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	{{quote\|For bearing away, under a heavy fire, with the assistance of Privates Thompson, Crowie, Spence, and Cook, the body ol Lieutenant Willoughby, lying near the ditch of the Fort of Ruhya, and for running to the rescue of Private Spence, who had been severely wounded in the attempt.}}<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22357/pages/557 London Gazette]</ref>		{{quote\|For bearing away, under a heavy fire, with the assistance of Privates Thompson, Crowie, Spence, and Cook, the body ol Lieutenant Willoughby, lying near the ditch of the Fort of Ruhya, and for running to the rescue of Private Spence, who had been severely wounded in the attempt.}}<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22357/pages/557 London Gazette]</ref>

	His Victoria Cross is held by the [[National Army Museum]] at [[Chelsea, London]].<ref>[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-89-1]</ref>		His Victoria Cross is held by the [[National Army Museum]] at [[Chelsea, London]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-89-1\|title = Victoria Cross, Lieutenant William Cafe, 56th Regiment of Native Infantry, Bengal, 1858 \| Online Collection \| National Army Museum, London}}</ref>
	[[File:WilliamCafeBrompton.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London]]		[[File:WilliamCafeBrompton.jpg\|thumb\|right\|225px\|Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London]]

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{{Infobox military person
|name=William Martin Cafe
|birth_date=26 March 1826
|death_date=6 August 1906 (aged 80)
|birth_place=[[London]]
|death_place=[[South Kensington]], London
|placeofburial=[[Brompton Cemetery]]
|image= William Martin Cafe VC.jpg
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|allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
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|rank=[[General]]
|branch=[[Bengal Army]]<br>{{army|British India|23px}}
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|battles=[[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]
|awards= [[File:Victoria Cross (UK) ribbon.png|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]
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General '''William Martin Cafe''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (26 March 1826 – 6 August 1906) was an [[England|English]] 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.

==Victoria Cross details==
Cafe was 32 years old, and a [[Captain (land and air)|captain]] in the [[56th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Indian Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 15 April 1858, during the attack on [[Fort Ruhya]], [[India]], Captain Cafe, with other volunteers ([[Edward Spence (VC)|Edward Spence]] and [[Alexander Thompson (VC)|Alexander Thompson]]) carried away the body of a lieutenant of the 14th Punjab Rifles from the top of the [[glacis]] in a most exposed position under very heavy fire. He then went to the rescue of one of the privates who had been severely wounded.
His citation in the [[London Gazette]] reads:
{{quote|For bearing away, under a heavy fire, with the assistance of Privates Thompson, Crowie, Spence, and Cook, the body ol Lieutenant Willoughby, lying near the ditch of the Fort of Ruhya, and for running to the rescue of Private Spence, who had been severely wounded in the attempt.}}<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22357/pages/557 London Gazette]</ref>

His Victoria Cross is held by the [[National Army Museum]] at [[Chelsea, London]].<ref>[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-89-1]</ref>
[[File:WilliamCafeBrompton.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London]]

==Later career==
He later achieved the rank of General. Cafe is buried in [[Brompton Cemetery]], London, with his wife Isabella Mary.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Publications==
*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999)
*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (This England, 1997)
*[[Scotland's Forgotten Valour]] (Graham Ross, 1995)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041028141724/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/brompton.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Brompton Cemetery)''

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