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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{Cite web\|url=http://www.vconline.org.uk/william-chase-vc/4586173297 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031165603/http://www.vconline.org.uk/william-chase-vc/4586173297 \|archive-date=2020-10-31 \|title=William St Lucien Chase VC, CB, biography \|website=vconline.org.uk \|access-date=31 October ~~2022~~}}		* {{Cite web\|url=http://www.vconline.org.uk/william-chase-vc/4586173297 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031165603/http://www.vconline.org.uk/william-chase-vc/4586173297 \|archive-date=2020-10-31 \|title=William St Lucien Chase VC, CB, biography \|website=vconline.org.uk \|access-date=31 October 2020}}
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	[[Colonel]] '''William St. Lucien Chase''' [[Victoria Cross\|VC]] [[Order of the Bath\|CB]] (2 July 1856 – 24 June 1908) 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.		[[Colonel]] '''William St. Lucien Chase''' [[Victoria Cross\|VC]] [[Order of the Bath\|CB]] (2 July 1856 – 24 June 1908) 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~~==		==Early life==
	Chase was 24 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[Bengal Staff Corps]], serving with the [[28th Bombay Native Infantry]], [[British Indian Army]] during the [[Second Afghan War]]. On 16 August 1880 at Deh Khoja, near [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]], Chase, with the help of [[Private (rank)\|Private]] [[Thomas Elsdon Ashford]], rescued a wounded soldier and finally brought him to a place of safety. ~~He was~~ awarded the VC for ~~his~~ actions.		Chase was born in [[Saint Lucia]], West Indies, on 2 July 1856. After attending the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], he was commissioned in September 1875 as a lieutenant in the [[East Yorkshire Regiment\|15th Foot (East Yorkshire Regiment)]]. In May 1878 he joined the [[Indian Staff Corps\|Bengal Staff Corps]] and transferred to the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]].<ref name=ODNB>{{cite ODNB \|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32380 \|title=Chase, William St Lucien \|last1= Vibart \|first1=H. M.\|last2=Jones \|first2= M. G. M.\|year=2004\|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32380 \|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>

			==VC action==
			Chase was 24 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[Bengal Staff Corps]], serving with the [[128th Pioneers\|28th Bombay Native Infantry (Pioneers)]], [[British Indian Army]] during the [[Second Afghan War]]. On 16 August 1880 at Deh Khoja, near [[Kandahar]], Afghanistan, Chase, with the help of [[Private (rank)\|Private]] [[Thomas Elsdon Ashford]], rescued a wounded soldier and finally brought him to a place of safety. Both he and Private Ashford were awarded the VC for their actions. The citation in the ''[[London Gazette]]'' of 7 October 1881 stated:

	{{quote\|For conspicuous gallantry on the occasion of the sortie from Kandahar, on the 16th August, 1880, against the village of Deh Khoja, in having rescued and carried for a distance of over 200 yards, under the fire of the enemy, a wounded soldier, Private Massey, of the Royal Fusiliers, who had taken shelter in a blockhouse. Several times they were compelled to rest, but they persevered in bringing him to a place of safety.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25023\|page=4990\|date=7 October 1881}}</ref>}}		{{quote\|For conspicuous gallantry on the occasion of the sortie from Kandahar, on the 16th August, 1880, against the village of Deh Khoja, in having rescued and carried for a distance of over 200 yards, under the fire of the enemy, a wounded soldier, Private Massey, of the Royal Fusiliers, who had taken shelter in a blockhouse. Several times they were compelled to rest, but they persevered in bringing him to a place of safety.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25023\|page=4990\|date=7 October 1881}}</ref>}}

	He ~~later achieved~~ the ~~rank~~ of [[colonel]]. The medal is now on display in the [[Army Museum of Western Australia]].		William Chase was invested with his Victoria Cross by the General Officer Commanding Bombay at [[Poona]], India, on 23 January 1882.<ref name=AMWA/>

			==Later service==
			Chase served as a staff officer with the [[Zhob]] valley expedition in 1884, and was promoted to captain in 1886. In August 1889 he re-joined the 28th Bombay Infantry, with which he took part in the 1889–90 [[Khai_Kam#Chin Hills Expedition (1888-1889)\|Chin-Lushai expedition]]; and on the north-west frontier in 1897–8, including the [[Mohmand campaign of 1897–1898\|Mohmand]] and [[Tirah campaign]]s. Promoted major in 1895, he took command of the 28th Bombay Infantry in June 1899, with the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel.<ref name=ODNB/> He was created a Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] in 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27568\|page=4009\|date=23 June 1903\|supp=y}}</ref>

			Chase was promoted to [[Brevet (military)\|brevet]] colonel in September 1904<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27759\|page=656\|date=27 January 1905\|supp=y}}</ref> and substantive colonel in April 1906.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28013\|page=2577\|date=16 April 1907 }}</ref> In 1908 he was selected to command the [[Faizabad]] brigade. He however died of brain disease on 30 June 1908, aged 51, before he could take up the post.<ref name=ODNB/> He was buried in the English Cemetery at [[Quetta]], now in Pakistan:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggpakist.htm\|title=Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross in Pakistan \|website=www.victoriacross.org.uk\|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref>

			The medal is now on display in the [[Army Museum of Western Australia]], Fremantle.<ref name=AMWA>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbchase.htm\|title=The VC awarded to Colonel William St Lucien Chase, 28th Regiment, Bombay Native Infantry, Indian Army, has been donated to the Army Museum of Western Australia, Fremantle\|website=www.victoriacross.org.uk\|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	* [http://www.~~victoriacross~~.org.uk/~~ggpakist~~.~~htm Burial location of William Chase] "Pakistan"~~
	* [http://www.~~victoriacross~~.org.uk/~~bbchase.htm News item] "~~William Chase~~'s Victoria Cross donated to the Army Museum of Western Australia"~~		==External links==
			* {{Cite web\|url=http://www.vconline.org.uk/william-chase-vc/4586173297 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031165603/http://www.vconline.org.uk/william-chase-vc/4586173297 \|archive-date=2020-10-31 \|title=William St Lucien Chase VC, CB, biography \|website=vconline.org.uk \|access-date=31 October 2022}}
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[[Colonel]] '''William St. Lucien Chase''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[Order of the Bath|CB]] (2 July 1856 – 24 June 1908) 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==
Chase was 24 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[Bengal Staff Corps]], serving with the [[28th Bombay Native Infantry]], [[British Indian Army]] during the [[Second Afghan War]]. On 16 August 1880 at Deh Khoja, near [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]], Chase, with the help of [[Private (rank)|Private]] [[Thomas Elsdon Ashford]], rescued a wounded soldier and finally brought him to a place of safety. He was awarded the VC for his actions.

{{quote|For conspicuous gallantry on the occasion of the sortie from Kandahar, on the 16th August, 1880, against the village of Deh Khoja, in having rescued and carried for a distance of over 200 yards, under the fire of the enemy, a wounded soldier, Private Massey, of the Royal Fusiliers, who had taken shelter in a blockhouse. Several times they were compelled to rest, but they persevered in bringing him to a place of safety.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25023|page=4990|date=7 October 1881}}</ref>}}

He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]]. The medal is now on display in the [[Army Museum of Western Australia]].

==References==
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* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggpakist.htm Burial location of William Chase] "Pakistan"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbchase.htm News item] "William Chase's Victoria Cross donated to the Army Museum of Western Australia"
* {{Find a Grave|7997671}}

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