William Norman
Private, 7th Regiment
- Register No.
- 933 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 7th Regiment (register: 7th Regiment of Foot) all 7th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 19 December 1854 on this day → all of 1854 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in 1832 at Warrington, Lancashire
- Died
- 13th March 1896 at Salford, Lancashire
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
Private Norman was on sentry duty alone in the White Horse Ravine, in the Crimea. some distance in front of an outlying Russian picquet, posted some 300 yards to his front. For the purpose of reconnoitring, three Russian soldiers had advanced under the cover of a brushwood. Single-handedly,without giving the alarm to the Russian picquet, Private NORMAN took two of them prisoner
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
NORMAN, William. (reg No. 933).
Private. 7th Regiment * London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born in 1832 at Warrington, Lancashire.
Died on 13th March 1896 at Salford, Lancashire.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: Private Norman was on sentry duty alone in the White Horse Ravine, in the Crimea. some distance in front of an outlying Russian picquet, posted some 300 yards to his front. For the purpose of reconnoitring, three Russian soldiers had advanced under the cover of a brushwood. Single-handedly,without giving the alarm to the Russian picquet, Private NORMAN took two of them prisoner.
* Royal Fusiliers.
Additional information:. Private Norman was on parade on Hyde Park on 26th June 1857 when Queen Victoria made her first presentation of the Victoria Cross to the heroes of the Crimea.
Additional information
Private Norman was on parade on Hyde Park on 26th June 1857 when Queen Victoria made her first presentation of the Victoria Cross to the heroes of the Crimea.
* Royal Fusiliers.
Visit the grave or memorial
Alf recorded the memorial as: not known
Map links open a search for the place name Alf recorded; please check opening times and exact locations before travelling. Many VC graves have since been restored by the Victoria Cross Trust.
Research this recipient further
Would you like to honour William Norman by sponsoring this page from £1 a month — in memory of someone, in your own name or for your company? Sponsor this page.