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Henry Curtis (VC)

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101: 82: 227:) and Boatswain's Mate Curtis left the shelter of their battery works and ran forward a distance of 70 yards, across open ground, through heavy gunfire and succeeded in carrying the wounded man to safety. 341: 351: 336: 346: 219:, a soldier of the 57th Regiment, who had been wounded in both legs, was observed sitting up and calling for help. At once the second-in-command of the scaling party ( 356: 216: 287: 279: 301: 30: 361: 331: 326: 181: 176:(VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to 124: 321: 316: 236: 58: 261: 220: 256: 224: 177: 173: 165: 154: 86: 81: 310: 201: 134: 296: 205: 144: 292: 197: 106: 193: 46: 29: 169: 212: 42: 208:
when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
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The VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the
168:(21 December 1822 – 23 November 1896) was an 150: 140: 130: 120: 112: 92: 75: 65: 52: 36: 20: 8: 342:Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross 352:Royal Navy recipients of the Victoria Cross 28: 17: 337:British recipients of the Victoria Cross 347:Royal Navy personnel of the Crimean War 248: 7: 215:, immediately after the assault on 14: 357:Military personnel from Hampshire 265:. 24 February 1857. p. 653. 99: 80: 280:Location of grave and VC medal 192:Curtis was 32 years old and a 1: 378: 70:Kingston Cemetery, Portsea 56:23 November 1896 (aged 73) 27: 302:Portsmouth Memorial Page 288:VC medal auction details 211:On 18 June 1855, in the 113:Years of service 362:Burials in Hampshire 237:Imperial War Museum 223:), another seaman ( 332:Royal Navy sailors 327:People from Romsey 262:The London Gazette 172:recipient of the 160: 159: 369: 267: 266: 253: 221:Henry James Raby 194:Boatswain's Mate 125:Boatswain's Mate 105: 103: 102: 94: 85: 84: 40:21 December 1822 32: 18: 377: 376: 372: 371: 370: 368: 367: 366: 307: 306: 276: 271: 270: 255: 254: 250: 245: 233: 190: 100: 98: 79: 71: 57: 41: 23: 12: 11: 5: 375: 373: 365: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 324: 319: 309: 308: 305: 304: 299: 290: 285: 275: 274:External links 272: 269: 268: 247: 246: 244: 241: 232: 231:Medal location 229: 189: 186: 174:Victoria Cross 158: 157: 155:Victoria Cross 152: 148: 147: 142: 138: 137: 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 96: 90: 89: 87:United Kingdom 77: 73: 72: 69: 67: 63: 62: 54: 50: 49: 38: 34: 33: 25: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 374: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 314: 312: 303: 300: 298: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 278: 277: 273: 264: 263: 258: 252: 249: 242: 240: 238: 230: 228: 226: 222: 218: 214: 209: 207: 204:) during the 203: 202:Naval Brigade 199: 195: 187: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 164: 156: 153: 149: 146: 143: 139: 136: 135:Naval Brigade 133: 129: 126: 123: 119: 115: 111: 108: 97: 91: 88: 83: 78: 74: 68: 64: 60: 55: 51: 48: 44: 39: 35: 31: 26: 19: 16: 297:Find a Grave 293:Henry Curtis 282: 260: 251: 234: 210: 191: 182:Commonwealth 163:Henry Curtis 162: 161: 141:Battles/wars 22:Henry Curtis 15: 322:1896 deaths 317:1822 births 283:(Hampshire) 257:"No. 21971" 225:John Taylor 206:Crimean War 145:Crimean War 61:, Hampshire 311:Categories 243:References 239:, London. 217:Sebastopol 198:Royal Navy 107:Royal Navy 76:Allegiance 116:1841–1864 47:Hampshire 184:forces. 93:Service/ 196:in the 188:Details 178:British 170:English 59:Portsea 213:Crimea 151:Awards 104:  95:branch 66:Buried 43:Romsey 180:and 131:Unit 121:Rank 53:Died 37:Born 295:at 313:: 259:. 166:VC 45:, 200:(

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Romsey
Hampshire
Portsea
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Boatswain's Mate
Naval Brigade
Crimean War
Victoria Cross
VC
English
Victoria Cross
British
Commonwealth
Boatswain's Mate
Royal Navy
Naval Brigade
Crimean War
Crimea
Sebastopol
Henry James Raby
John Taylor
Imperial War Museum
"No. 21971"
The London Gazette
Location of grave and VC medal
VC medal auction details
Henry Curtis

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