St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the Queen's Jubilee honours on 8 July 1887. He retired on 22 March 1892 and was buried in his family tomb in South Bersted, Sussex. His VC is part of the Lord Ashcroft VC Collection at the Imperial War Museum. References Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) Major-General Christopher Teesdale, VC: The First South African-born Recipient of the Victoria Cross (Article by Ross Dix-Peek, 2008: http://peek_01.livejournal.com/26095.html) External links Location of grave and VC medal (West Sussex) 1833 births 1893 deaths Royal Artillery officers British Army generals British recipients of the Victoria Cross Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross British Army personnel of the Crimean War South African Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George South African recipients of the Victoria Cross Officiers of the Légion d'honneur People from Makhanda, Eastern Cape British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross