Tuesday, October 20

Notification: Victoria Cross: First of three citations for Sergeant Wil... @ Tue 20 Oct 2026 14:00 - 14:30 (EEST) (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: First of three citations for Sergeant William McWheeney, 44th Regiment. On 20 October 1854 at Sebastopol, a party of sharpshooters were being repulsed from the Quarries, and a private from the 44th Regiment was dangerously wounded. Sergeant McWheeney took the wounded man on his back and carried him to a place of safety under very heavy fire. On 5 December he saved the life of a corporal, bringing him in under fire and digging a slight cover with his bayonet, where the two of them remained until dark. On 18 June 1855 Sergeant McWheeney volunteered for the advanced guard in the Cemetery and was never absent from duty during the war.
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Notification: Oct 20, 1854, Lieutenant George Herbert Harris Greathed, ... @ Tue 20 Oct 2026 12:00 - 23:00 (EEST) (On This Day)

Oct 20, 1854, Lieutenant George Herbert Harris Greathed, RN, was killed while sighting one of the Naval Brigade's guns.
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Monday, October 19

Notification: Oct 19, 1854, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Carsan Alexander... @ Mon 19 Oct 2026 12:00 - 23:00 (EEST) (On This Day)

Oct 19, 1854, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Carsan Alexander, Royal Engineers, died of disease.
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Sunday, October 18

Notification: Victoria Cross: First of three citations for Captain Will... @ Sun 18 Oct 2026 18:00 - 19:00 (EEST) (On This Day)

Victoria Cross: First of three citations for Captain William Peel RN of the Naval Brigade. 1854 at the Siege of Sevastopol, he picked up a live shell with the fuse still burning from amongst several powder cases and threw it over the parapet. The shell burst as it left his hands.
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