Anthony Palmer

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Anthony Palmer
Inkermann.jpg
Depiction of the battle of Inkerman
Born10 March 1819
Brereton Green, Sandbach, Cheshire
Died12 December 1892 (aged 73)
Crumpsall Hospital, Crumpsall, Manchester
Buried
Heywood Cemetery, Rochdale
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1838–1863
RankPrivate
(Later Captain of Volunteers)
UnitGrenadier Guards
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsVictoria Cross

Anthony Palmer VC (10 March 1819 – 12 December 1892) 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.

He was about 35 years old, and a private in the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 5 November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea, Private Palmer, with two other men were the first to volunteer to go with Brevet Major Sir Charles Russell to dislodge a party of Russians from the Sandbag Battery. The attack succeeded. During this action Private Palmer shot down an assailant who was in the act of bayoneting Russell, and so saved his life. He was also one of a small band which, by a desperate charge against overwhelming numbers, saved the Colours of the battalion from capture.[1]

In 1874, Palmer was commissioned as a captain in the part-time 5th (Plaistow and Victoria Docks) Essex Rifle Volunteer Corps.[2]

His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Guards Regimental Headquarters (Grenadier Guards RHQ), Wellington Barracks, London, England.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "No. 21971". The London Gazette. 24 February 1857. p. 656.
  2. ^ "No. 24092". The London Gazette. 5 May 1874. p. 2404.

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