Herman Albrecht VC (1876 – 6 January 1900) was a Cape Colony recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
Albrecht was about 24 years old, and a Trooper in the Imperial Light Horse (Natal), South African Forces during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
On 6 January 1900 during the attack on Wagon Hill, near Ladysmith, South Africa, Lieutenant Robert James Thomas Digby-Jones of the Royal Engineers and Trooper Albrecht led the force which re-occupied the top of the hill at a critical moment, just as the three foremost attacking Boers reached it. The leader was shot by the lieutenant and the two others by Trooper Albrecht. He was jointed cited with Lt Digby-Jones:
The Medal
thumb|Herman Albrecht is remembered on the Imperial Light Horse Memorial on Platrand [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith () — at the location of the Battle of Wagon Hill]]
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg.
See also
- The Register of the Victoria Cross
- List of Second Boer War Victoria Cross recipients