SImon BiggsOct 14, 20215 min readBalaclava - Marine Heights and the Charge of the Heavy and Light BrigadeAfter the Battle of the Alma, the Armies marched towards Sebastopol; moving round the East side, they invested the fortress on the South...
Si BiggsNov 2, 20203 min readCorporal John Prettyjohns - First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd Nov 1854 – Battle of InkermanJohn Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...
Si BiggsJun 7, 20202 min readBombardier Thomas Wilkinson RMA VCBombardier Thomas Wilkinson RMA VC – Crimea Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: Russia Period/ Conflict: Crimean War Year: 1855...