George Symons (VC)
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox military person Captain George Symons VC DCM (18 March 1826 – 18 November 1871) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
Symons was 29 years old, and a sergeant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed On 6 June 1855 took place at Inkerman, Crimea for which he was awarded the VC.
Later career
Symons was later commissioned into the Military Train, transferred back to the Royal Artillery in 1862 and reached the rank of captain. On 15 January 1862 he was appointed Adjutant of the 1st Administrative Brigade of Yorkshire (East Riding) Artillery Volunteers.<ref>Army List.</ref>
Further information
His medals are held by the Royal Logistic Corps Officers Mess.
Notes
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (East Yorkshire)
- 1826 births
- 1871 deaths
- Military personnel from Cornwall
- Burials in Yorkshire
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- Royal Artillery officers
- Royal Army Service Corps officers
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal
- Recipients of the Legion of Honour
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross