Victoria Cross: Sergeant Major Charles Wooden, 17th Lancers. On 26 October 1854, at Balaklava, Sergeant-Major Wooden went out with surgeon James Mouat to the assistance of an officer who was lying seriously wounded in an exposed position, after the retreat of the Light Cavalry. He helped to dress the officer's wounds under heavy fire from the enemy.
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Saturday, October 26
Reminder: Victoria Cross: Sergeant Major Charles Wooden, 17th Lance... @ Sat 26 Oct 2013 16:30 - 17:00 (On This Day)
Reminder: Victoria Cross: Private William Stanlake, Coldstream Guar... @ Sat 26 Oct 2013 16:00 - 16:30 (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: Private William Stanlake, Coldstream Guards, 26 October 1854, when employed as a sharpshooter, he volunteered to reconnoitre, and although warned of the dangers he would encounter, crawled to within six yards of a Russian sentry and brought back such information that the officer in charge of the party was able to make a surprise attack.
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: Surgeon James Mouat, 6th (Inniskilling) D... @ Sat 26 Oct 2013 15:30 - 16:00 (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: Surgeon James Mouat, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. 26 October 1854, citation for having voluntarily proceeded to the assistance of Lieutenant-Colonel Morris, CB, 17th Lancers, who was lying dangerously wounded in an exposed situation after the retreat of the Light Cavalry at the battle of Balaklava, and having dressed that officer's wounds in presence of, and under a heavy fire from the enemy. Thus, by stopping a serious hemorrhage [sic], he assisted in saving that officer's life.
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Reminder: Victoria Cross: Sergeant Major Ambrose Madden, 41st Regim... @ Sat 26 Oct 2013 14:30 - 15:00 (On This Day)
Victoria Cross: Sergeant Major Ambrose Madden, 41st Regiment. On 26 October 1854, at Little Inkerman, Sergeant Madden headed a party of men of the 41st Regiment which cut off and took prisoner one Russian officer and 14 privates, three of whom were personally captured by the sergeant.
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