Gerald Graham
Lieutenant, Corps of Royal Engineers
- Register No.
- 474 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- Corps of Royal Engineers all Corps of Royal Engineers VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 June 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 27th June 1831 at Acton, London
- Died
- 17th December, 1899 at Acton, London
- Memorial / grave
- at St Mary's Church, Bideford, Devon
Digest of citation
On 18th June, 1855 in the Crimea, Lieutenant Graham, accompanied by a Sapper * showed determined gallantry at the head of a ladder party at the assault on the Redan at Sebastopol. He also went out on numerous occasions to bring in wounded officers and men
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GRAHAM, Gerald. (reg No. 474).
Lieutenant. Corps of Royal Engineers.
London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born on 27th June 1831 at Acton, London.
Died on 17th December, 1899 at Acton, London.
Memorial on grave at St Mary's Church, Bideford, Devon.
. Digest of Citation reads: On 18th June, 1855 in the Crimea, Lieutenant Graham, accompanied by a Sapper * showed determined gallantry at the head of a ladder party at the assault on the Redan at Sebastopol. He also went out on numerous occasions to bring in wounded officers and men.
* J Perie. (reg No. 983).
Additional information:. Lieutenant General Sir Gerald Graham was a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB), also a Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George. (G C M G) and the Légion d'Honneur of France.
Additional information
Lieutenant General Sir Gerald Graham was a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB), also a Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George. (G C M G) and the Légion d'Honneur of France.
* J Perie. (reg No. 983).
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