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Brigade of Guards members who fell in Crimean War

Countries: Crimea

2,162 officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Brigade of Guards fell during the Crimean war.

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Brigade of Guards members who fell in Crimean War

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Guards

The 3 guardsmen are cast from captured Russian guns. The guns displayed at th...

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Other Subjects

Training ships were run by the Marine Society, and catered for boys from a wide range of backgrounds; from fee-paying prospective Merchant Navy officers, through those in Poor Law or other institut...

Vehicle, Children, Tragedy, Transport, Crimea

2 memorials

Florence Nightingale

Nurse, statistician, author. Born in Italy (go on, guess which city) while her parents were on the grand tour. Her sister was born one year earlier in Naples, and named Frances Parthenope, the Gree...

Person, Medicine, Seriously Famous, Crimea, Italy, Turkey

6 memorials

Crimean War

War between Russia and an alliance of France, Germany, Britain, Turkey and the Kingdom of Sardinia. Major battles include those at Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol, where they still occasionally find ...

Event, Armed Forces, Crimea, Russia, Turkey

6 memorials

Field-Marshal, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Garnet Joseph

Field Marshal. Born Dublin. Served in the Indian Rebellion and the Crimean War. Led the attempt to relieve Khartoum. 1895 - 1900 Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. The very model of the 'Mod...

Person, Armed Forces, Africa, Burma, Canada, China/Hong Kong, Crimea, France, India, Ireland

1 memorial

John Joseph Sims, VC

Soldier. A private in the 34th Regiment of Foot. On 18th June 1855 in Sebastopol, he went out under heavy fire in broad daylight and brought in wounded soldiers from outside the trenches. For his a...

Person, Armed Forces, Crimea

War served, Other war