Frederick Cockayne Elton
Brevet Major, 55th Regiment (Border Regiment)
- Register No.
- 381 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Brevet Major all Majors →
- Unit
- 55th Regiment (Border Regiment) (register: 55th Regiment of Foot) all 55th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 29 March 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 23rd April 1832 at Whitestaunton, Chard, Somerset
- Died
- 24th March 1888 at London
- Memorial / grave
- the Parish Church, Whitestaunton, Chard, Somerset
Digest of citation
On 29th March 1855 in the Crimea, Major Elton, with a small number of men, drove off a party of Russians who were destroying one of the new detached works, taking one prisoner himself. On 7th June he was the first to lead his men from the trenches. On 4th August he was in command of a working party in the advance trenches in front of the Quarries, encouraging his men to work under very heavy fire and even used a pick and shovel himself to set an example
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ELTON, Frederick Cockayne. (reg No. 381).
Brevet Major 55th Regiment (Border Regiment)
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
Born on 23rd April 1832 at Whitestaunton, Chard, Somerset.
Died on 24th March 1888 at London.
Memorial at the Parish Church, Whitestaunton, Chard, Somerset.
Digest of Citation reads: On 29th March 1855 in the Crimea, Major Elton, with a small number of men, drove off a party of Russians who were destroying one of the new detached works, taking one prisoner himself. On 7th June he was the first to lead his men from the trenches. On 4th August he was in command of a working party in the advance trenches in front of the Quarries, encouraging his men to work under very heavy fire and even used a pick and shovel himself to set an example.
EMBLETON, David . This was an alias of-Frederick CORBETT VC( reg No.255.)..
Alf's notes on his life
EMBLETON, David . This was an alias of-Frederick CORBETT VC( reg No.255.)..
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