George Ingouville
Captain of the Mast, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 615 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain of the Mast all Captain of the Masts →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Arrogant) all HMS Arrogant VCs →
- Date of action
- 13 July 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 1826 at St Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands
- Died
- 13th January 1869. (Town/ Country not known)
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 13th July, 1855 at the Fort Of Viberg in the Gulf of Finland, while the boats of HMS Arrogant were engaged with the enemy, her second cutter was swamped by the blowing up of her magazine and drifted inshore under enemy guns. Captain of the Mast Ingouville, although wounded, jumped overboard, swam round to the boat's bows, took hold of the painter and tried to turn the cutter out to sea. A Lieutenant* of the Royal Marine Artillery came to his assistance, when with three volunteers, he took off the crew from the cutter, rescued Mr Ingouville from the water and then towed the stricken boat out of gun range
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
INGOUVILLE, George. (reg No. 615).
Captain of the Mast. Royal Navy.
London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born on 7th October 1826 at St Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Died on 13th January 1869. (Town/ Country not known).
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 13th July, 1855 at the Fort Of Viberg in the Gulf of Finland, while the boats of HMS Arrogant were engaged with the enemy, her second cutter was swamped by the blowing up of her magazine and drifted inshore under enemy guns. Captain of the Mast Ingouville, although wounded, jumped overboard, swam round to the boat's bows, took hold of the painter and tried to turn the cutter out to sea. A Lieutenant* of the Royal Marine Artillery came to his assistance, when with three volunteers, he took off the crew from the cutter, rescued Mr Ingouville from the water and then towed the stricken boat out of gun range.
* G D DOWELL. (reg No. 342)
* G D DOWELL. (reg No. 342)
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