George Strong (VC)

George Strong (VC)

George Strong VC (April 7, 1833 – August 25, 1888) was an English soldier in the Crimean War, who was awarded 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

Strong was born April 7, 1833 in Odcombe, Somerset.

He was 19 years old, and a private in the Coldstream Guards, British Army during the Crimean War, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

In September 1855, at Sebastopol, in the Crimea, when on duty, Private Strong picked up a live shell which had fallen into the trench, and threw it over the parapet. He was well aware of the extreme danger involved, and his action saved many lives.

Strong died August 25, 1888.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the The Guards Regimental Headquarters (Grenadier Guards RHQ) "(London, England)".

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)

External links

* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/wiltshir.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Wiltshire)"


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