Cecil William Buckley
Lieutenant, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 145 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Miranda) all HMS Miranda VCs →
- Date of action
- 29 May 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 7th October 1830 (Whereabouts Not Known)
- Died
- 7th December 1872 at Funchal, Madeira
- Memorial / grave
- not Known
- Medal held by
- the Queen's Collection
Digest of citation
On 29 May 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Lieutenant Buckley of HMS Miranda with a lieutenant* from HMS Swallow, and a gunner* from HMS Ardent volunteered to land on a beachwhere the Russian army were in strength.. They were out of covering gunshot range of the ships offshore and met considerable enemy opposition, but managed to set fire to corn stores and ammunition dumps and destroy enemy equipment before embarking again. On 3 June Lieutenant Buckley carried out another raid with a boatswain* from HMS Miranda. They landed at the town of Taganrog and were successful in destroying enemy equipment and stores, while being under enemy fire. and B'sn H, COOPER (Reg.No.251) More to add
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BUCKLEY, Cecil William (Reg No. 145)
Lieutenant Royal Navy.
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857 VC Medal's Custodian is the Queen's Collection.
Born on 7th October 1830 (Whereabouts Not Known)
Died on 7th December 1872 at Funchal, Madeira.
Memorial not Known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 29 May 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Lieutenant Buckley of HMS Miranda with a lieutenant* from HMS Swallow, and a gunner* from HMS Ardent volunteered to land on a beachwhere the Russian army were in strength.. They were out of covering gunshot range of the ships offshore and met considerable enemy opposition, but managed to set fire to corn stores and ammunition dumps and destroy enemy equipment before embarking again. On 3 June Lieutenant Buckley carried out another raid with a boatswain* from HMS Miranda. They landed at the town of Taganrog and were successful in destroying enemy equipment and stores, while being under enemy fire.
*See Lt. H.T. BURGOYNE (Reg No.151), Gnr J. ROBARTS (Reg No.1058) and B'sn H, COOPER (Reg.No.251) More to add
*See Lt. H.T. BURGOYNE (Reg No.151), Gnr J. ROBARTS (Reg No.1058)
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