Victoria Cross: Private Alfred Ablett, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, His citation reads: 1855 during the siege of Sebastopol, Crimea, a burning shell fell into a trench containing two cases of ammunition. Private Ablett at once realising the danger to which all were exposed, seized the shell in his hands and threw it over the parapet, where it immediately exploded as it touched the ground, but not a man was touched.
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Monday, September 2
Notification: Victoria Cross: Private Alfred Ablett, 3rd Battalion, Gre... @ Mon 2 Sep 2019 14:00 - 15:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
Notification: Sept 2, 1854, King Léopold the First of Belgium arrived a... @ Mon 2 Sep 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
Sept 2, 1854, King Léopold the First of Belgium arrived at Boulogne to visit the Emperor Napoleon III.
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Sunday, September 1
Notification: Victoria Cross: In September 1855 (precise date not known... @ Sun 1 Sep 2019 14:00 - 15:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: In September 1855 (precise date not known), at Sevastopol, in the Crimea, when on duty, Private George Strong, Coldstream Guards, 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.
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Notification: Sept 1, 1855, Lieutenant Lionel S. T. Munro Cary, 2nd Rif... @ Sun 1 Sep 2019 12:00 - 13:00 (EEST) (On This Day)
Sept 1, 1855, Lieutenant Lionel S. T. Munro Cary, 2nd Rifle Brigade, wounded at Sevastopol. Died of those wounds at Malta, 9 Nov, aged 18 years and 9 months.
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