Soldier. A private in the 34th Regiment of Foot. On 18th June 1855 in Sebastopol, he went out under heavy fire in broad daylight and brought in wounded soldiers from outside the trenches. For his actions, he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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John Joseph Sims, VC
John Joseph Sims VC Died 6th December 1881. City of London Cemetery Heritage ...
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
Rowland Harry Mainwaring Moody was born on 1 May 1875 in Bermuda, the only child of Major General Sir John Macdonald Moody, Royal Marines (1839-1921) and Lady Isabella Moody née Mainwaring (1844-19...
Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb - not killed outright but was mortally wounded, dying 12 days later, aged 29 years.
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