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The Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in the face of the enemy. Within the British honours system and those of many Commonwealth nations it is the highest award a soldier can receive for actions in combat. It was established in 1856 and since ...
Saving the guns at Colenso, by Sidney Paget, depicts the event that resulted in the 2nd Division earning four Victoria Cross medals. The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories.
Irish member of the Royal Field Artillery (1904) The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. [1] It was created as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1899, serving alongside the other two arms of the regiment, the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) and the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA).
Royal Army Medical Corps: 20 April 1900: Wakkerstroom, South Africa John Norwood: 5th Dragoon Guards: 30 October 1899: Ladysmith, South Africa George Nurse: Royal Field Artillery: 15 December 1899: Battle of Colenso, South Africa Charles Parker: Royal Horse Artillery: 31 March 1900: Korn Spruit, South Africa Francis Parsons
Royal Observer Corps Medal — 1950: 1941–1995: Civil Defence Long Service Medal — Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal — Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal — Voluntary Service Medals Women's Royal Voluntary Service Medal — 1961: 1961 – present: South African Medal for War Services — 1945: 1939 ...
The King wore 10 medals as he led procession to Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral, with his brother the Duke of York donning eight. Charles wore a full day ceremonial uniform with the rank of ...
249th (13th London) Field Battery, Royal Artillery; 250th (14th London) Field Battery, Royal Artillery; 251st (15th London) Field Battery, Royal Artillery; 252nd (16th London) Field Battery, Royal Artillery; 253rd (18th London) Field Battery, Royal Artillery; 254th (19th London) Field Battery, Royal Artillery; 255th (20th London) Field Battery ...
He was a 30 years old captain in 7th Battery, Royal Field Artillery during the battle of Colenso on 15 December 1899. The detachments serving the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries, Royal Field Artillery, had all been either killed, wounded, or driven from their guns by Infantry fire at close range, and the guns were deserted.