Gronow Davis
Gronow Davis | |
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 Major-General Davis's VC citation at the Royal Artillery Museum, London | |
| Born | 16 May 1828 Clifton, Bristol |
| Died | 18 October 1891 (aged 63) Clifton |
| Buried | Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Order of the Medjidieh (Ottoman Empire) |
Major-General Gronow Davis VC (16 May 1828 – 18 October 1891) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
[edit]Davis was 27 years old, and a captain in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 8 September 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea, Captain Davis commanded the spiking party in the attack on the Redan with great coolness and gallantry. Afterwards he saved the life of a lieutenant of the 39th Regiment of Foot by jumping over the parapet of a sap and going some distance across the open, under murderous fire, to help carry the wounded man to cover. He also carried several other wounded soldiers to safety.[1]
He later achieved the rank of major-general. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich, England.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 22014". The London Gazette. 23 June 1857. p. 2165.
- 1828 births
- 1891 deaths
- Military personnel from Bristol
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army major generals
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- People from Clifton, Bristol
- Burials at Arnos Vale Cemetery