| The Navy List 1879 |
| THE VICTORIA CROSS
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Officers and men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines upon whom the Decoration has been conferred.
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Name and Rank. |
Place where Act of Gallantry was performed. |
Date of Act of Gallantry |
Rank at the Time. |
Date of London Gazette in which the Act of
Gallantry is detailed. |
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Rear-Admirals |
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| Sir J. Edmund Commerell K.C.B. |
Sea of Azoff |
11 Oct, 1855 |
Commander |
24 Feb, 1857. |
| John Bythesea, C.B., C.I.E. |
Baltic ; Isle of Wardö |
9 9Aug, 1854 |
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24 Feb, 1857 |
| Henry James Raby, C.B. |
Before Sebastopol (Naval Brigade.) |
18 Jun, 1855 |
Lieutenant |
24 Feb , 1857. |
| Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett, K.C.B. |
Before Sebastopol (Naval Brigade.)
Also at Inkerman (Naval Brigade.) |
26 Oct, 1854
5 Nov, 1854 |
Acting Mate
Lieutenant |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| Captains |
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| Nowell Salmon, C.B. |
Lucknow, India . |
16 Nov, 1857 |
Lieutenant |
24 Dec, 1858. |
| Charles Davis Lucas |
Bomarsund |
21 Jun, 1851 |
Mate |
24 Feb, 1857 |
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Chief Boatswain |
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| John Sullivan |
Before Sebastopol ; Naval Brigade |
10 Apr, 1855 |
Boatswain's Mate |
24 Feb, 1857. |
| Boatswains |
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| Henry Cooper |
Black Sea |
3 Jun, 1855 |
Boatswain |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| Joseph Kellaway |
Sea of Azoff |
31 Aug, 1855 |
Boatswain |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| John Sheppard |
Before Sebastopol ; Naval Brigade |
15 Jul, 1855 |
Boatswain's Mate |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| Boatswain's Mate |
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| Henry Curtis |
Before Sebastopol ; Naval Brigade |
18 Jun, 1855 |
Boatswain's Mate |
24 Feb, 1857. |
| Quartermaster |
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| William Rickard |
Black Sea |
11 Oct, 1855 |
Quartermaster |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| Captain of Foretop |
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| Samuel Mitchell |
New Zealand |
29 Apr, 1864 |
Captain of Foretop |
26 Jul, 1864. |
| George Ingoueville |
Baltic |
13 Jul, 1855 |
Captain of the Mast |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| Captain of Afterguard |
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| Thomas Pride |
Japan |
6 Sep, 1864 |
Captain of Afterguard |
21, Apr, 1865 |
| Joseph Trewavas |
Black Sea/TD>
| 3 Jul, 1855 |
Seaman |
24 Feb, 1857. |
| James German |
At Inkerman ; Naval Brigade |
5 Nov, 1854 |
Seaman |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| Mark Scholefield |
At Inkerman ; Naval Brigade |
5 Nov, 1854 |
Seaman |
24 Feb, 1855. |
| Edward Robinson |
Lucknow, India |
13 Mar, 1858 |
Seaman |
24 Dec, 1858 |
| William Hall |
Lucknow, India |
16 Nov, 1857 |
Seaman |
1 Feb, 1859. |
| William Odgers |
New Zealand |
28 Mar, 1860 |
Seaman |
3 Aug, 1860. |
| George Hinckley |
Fung-wha, China. |
9 Oct, 1862 |
Seaman |
6 Feb, 1863 |
| William Seeley |
Japan |
6 Sep, 1864 |
Seaman |
21 Apr, 1865 |
| Bt. Lieut. Colonel |
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| George Dare Dowell, RMA |
Near Viborg, Baltic |
13 Jul, 1855 |
First Lieutenant |
24 Feb, 1857. |
| Colour Sergeant |
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| John Prettyjohn, RM |
At Inkerman ; Marine Battalion |
5 Nov, 1854 |
Corporal |
24 Feb, 1857 |
| Bombardier |
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| Thomas Wilkinson, RMA |
Before Sebastopol ; Naval Brigade |
7 Jun, 1855 |
Bombardier |
24 Feb, 1857. |
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