2,162 officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Brigade of Guards fell during the Crimean war.
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Field-Marshal, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Garnet Joseph
Field Marshal. Born Dublin. Served in the Indian Rebellion and the Crimean War. Led the attempt to relieve Khartoum. 1895 - 1900 Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. The very model of the 'Mod...
Person, Armed Forces, Africa, Burma, Canada, China/Hong Kong, Crimea, France, India, Ireland
Old boys of Westminster School
Those who died serving in the Crimean War and Indian Rebellion.
Crimean War
War between Russia and an alliance of France, Germany, Britain, Turkey and the Kingdom of Sardinia. Major battles include those at Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol, where they still occasionally find ...
Matthew Charles Dixon, VC
Captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery at Sebastopol on 17th April 1855.
John Fox Burgoyne
Born London, illegitimate son of General John Burgoyne. Served in Ireland as civil administrator, fought in the Crimean War. Died 5 Pembridge Square.
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Crimea, Ireland
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William Robert Fountaine Addison, VC
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