On this day: 24 February

3 acts of valour and 77 Gazette announcements fall on 24 February.

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Actions on 24 February

  1. James Firth1900Sergeant, 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment · Second Boer War
  2. Edgar Thomas Inkson1900Lieutenant (later Colonel), Royal Army Medical Corps attached to The royal Inniskilling Fusiliers · Second Boer War
  3. John James Clements1901Corporal, Rimington's Guides. South African Forces · Second Boer War

Gazetted on 24 February

  1. Alfred Ablett1857Private, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards · Crimean War
  2. John Alexander1857Private, 90th Regiment (Cameronians [ Scottish Rifles]) · Crimean War
  3. Thomas Arthur*1857Gunner, Royal Regiment of Artillery · Crimean War
  4. Thomas Beach1857Private, 55th Regiment (later The Border Regiment) · Crimean War
  5. Claude Thomas Bourchier1857Lieutenant, 1st Battalion The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own up) · Crimean War
  6. Cecil William Buckley1857Lieutenant, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  7. Hugh Talbot Burgoyne1857Lieutenant, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  8. John Byrne1857Private, 68th Regiment. (Durham Light Infantry) · Crimean War
  9. John Bythesea1857Lieutenant, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  10. The Hon. Henry Hugh Clifford1857Lieutenant, First Battalion The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own) · Crimean War
  11. William Coffey1857Private, 34th Regiment (The Border Regiment) · Crimean War
  12. John Coleman1857Sergeant, 97th Regiment (Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment) · Crimean War
  13. John Edmund Commerell1857Commander, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  14. John Connors1857Private, 3rd Regiment. (East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) · Crimean War
  15. Henry Cooper1857Boatswain, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  16. William James Montgomery Cuninghame1857Lieutenant (later Colonel), 1st Battalion The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) · Crimean War
  17. Henry Curtis1857Boatswain's Mate, Royal Navy. (Naval Brigade) · Crimean War
  18. Edward St John Daniel1857Midshipman, Royal Navy (Naval Brigade) · Crimean War
  19. George Fiott Day1857Lieutenant, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  20. Matthew Charles Dixon1857Captain (later Major General), Royal Regiment of Artillery · Crimean War
  21. George Dare Dowell1857Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel), Royal Marine Artillery · Crimean War
  22. Alexander Roberts Dunn1857Lieutenant (later Colonel), 11th Hussars. (Prince Albert's Own) · Crimean War
  23. Frederick Cockayne Elton1857Brevet Major, 55th Regiment (Border Regiment) · Crimean War
  24. Gerald Littlehales Goodlake1857Major, Coldstream Guards · Crimean War
  25. James Gorman1857Seaman, Royal Navy (Naval Brigade.) · Crimean War
  26. Gerald Graham1857Lieutenant, Corps of Royal Engineers · Crimean War
  27. John Grieve1857Sergeant-Major, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) · Crimean War
  28. Thomas de Courcy Hamilton1857Captain, 68th Regiment. (Durham Light Infantry) · Crimean War
  29. Andrew Henry1857Sergeant-Major, Royal Regiment of Artillery · Crimean War
  30. William Nathan Wrighte Hewett1857Lieutenant (later Vice-Admiral), Royal Navy (Naval Brigade) · Crimean War
  31. Matthew Hughes1857Private, 7th Regiment. (Royal Fusiliers) · Crimean War
  32. George Ingouville1857Captain of the Mast, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  33. Joseph Kellaway1857Boatswain, 3rd-class .Royal Navy · Crimean War
  34. John Simpson Knox1857Sergeant, Scots Fusilier Guards and also the Rifle Brigade · Crimean War
  35. William James Lendrim1857Corporal, Royal Engineers · Crimean War
  36. Wilbraham Oates Lennox1857Lieutenant, Royal Engineers · Crimean War
  37. Robert James Lindsay1857Captain, Scots Fusilier Guards · Crimean War
  38. Charles Davis Lucas1857Mate, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  39. Charles Lumley1857Captain, 97th Regiment · Crimean War
  40. John Lyons1857Private, 19th Regiment · Crimean War
  41. Ambrose Madden1857Sergeant, 41st Regiment · Crimean War
  42. Frederick Francis Maude1857Bt/ Lieutenant Colonel, Third Regiment · Crimean War
  43. Charles Mccorrie*1857Private, 57th Regiment (later The Middlesex Regiment -- Duke of Cambridge's Own) · Crimean War
  44. John Mcdermond1857Private, 47th Regiment · Crimean War
  45. Roderick Mcgregor1857Private, 1st Battalion. Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade · Crimean War
  46. James Mckechnie1857Sergeant, Scots Fusilier Guards · Crimean War
  47. William Mcwheeney1857Sergeant, 44th Regiment · Crimean War
  48. Andrew Moynihan1857Sergeant, 90th Regiment · Crimean War
  49. William Norman1857Private, 7th Regiment · Crimean War
  50. Luke O'Connor1857Sergeant, 23rd Regiment · Crimean War
  51. James Owens1857Corporal, 49th Regiment · Crimean War
  52. Anthony Palmer1857Private, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards · Crimean War
  53. John Park1857Sergeant, 77th Regiment · Crimean War
  54. Samuel Parkes1857Private, 4th Light Dragoons · Crimean War
  55. William Peel1857Captain, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  56. John Perie1857Sapper, Royal Engineers · Crimean War
  57. John Prettyjohn1857Corporal, Royal Marine Light Infantry · Crimean War
  58. Joseph Prosser1857Private, 2nd Battalion 1st Regiment (becoming The Royal Scots ++++The Lothian Regiment) · Crimean War
  59. Henry James Raby1857Lieutenant, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  60. Thomas Reeves1857Seaman, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  61. William Reynolds1857Private, Scots Fusilier Guards · Crimean War
  62. William Thomas Rickard1857Quartermaster, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  63. John Robarts1857Gunner, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  64. John Ross1857Corporal, Corps of Royal Engineers · Crimean War
  65. Hugh Rowlands1857Captain, 41st Regiment · Crimean War
  66. Sir Charles Russell1857Brevet, -Major. 3rd Battalion. Grenadier Guards · Crimean War
  67. John Shepheard1857also [SHEPPARD or SHEPHERD Boatswain. Royal Navy
  68. Robert Shields1857Corporal, 23rd Regiment (later the Royal Welch Fusiliers) · Crimean War
  69. John Joseph Sims1857Private, 34th Regiment · Crimean War
  70. Philip Smith1857Corporal, 17th Regiment · Crimean War
  71. William Stanlack1857Private, Coldstream Guards · Crimean War
  72. George Strong1857Private, Coldstream Guards · Crimean War
  73. John Sullivan1857Boatswain's Mate, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  74. John Taylor1857Captain of the Forecastle, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  75. Joseph Trewavas1857Seaman, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  76. George Walters1857Sergeant, 49th Regiment · Crimean War
  77. Thomas Laughnan1858Gummer, Bengal Artillery. Indian Army · Indian Mutiny