Henry James Raby

Henry James Raby

Rear-Admiral Henry James Raby VC, CB (September 26, 1827 - February 13, 1907) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

He was 27 years old, and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, (Naval Brigade) during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 18 June 1855 in the Crimea, immediately after the assault on Sebastopol, a soldier of the 57th Regiment, who had been wounded in both legs, was observed sitting up and calling for help. At once Lieutenant Raby and two seamen (Henry Curtis and John Taylor) left the shelter of their battery works and ran forward a distance of 70 yards, across open ground, through heavy gunfire and succeeded in carrying the wounded man to safety.

Further information

First man to actually receive the VC from The Queen at the first investiture (26 June 1857). He later achieved the rank of Rear-Admiral.

The medal

His medal is on display at the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth.

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
* [http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/vc/raby.htm Profile]

External links

* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/hampshir.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Hampshire)"
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10840357 Find-A-Grave profile for Henry James Raby]


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