For conspicuous bravery, near Lucknow, on the 19th of March, 1858, in having, in company with one other private of the troop, attacked eight of the enemy, who had posted themselves in a nullah, and killed three of them.
Despatch from Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, K.C.B., dated 8th April, 1858.[1]
Troop Sergeant-Major David Rush VC - Wall plaque in All Saints Church, Marlow
He later achieved the rank of regimental sergeant-major. Rushe died on 6 November 1886 at Great Marlow and was buried without a stone at All Saints Church, Marlow.[2] His widow sold the medal, but his descendants re-purchased the medal in 1959 and later lent in to be displayed at his regimental museum within Derby Museum.[3]
