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

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forces.

Career

Grenadier Guards

Palmer was about 35 years old, and a

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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. Inkermann

On 5 November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea, Private Palmer, with two other men were the first to volunteer to go with

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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

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of the battalion from capture.

5th (Plaistow and Victoria Docks) Essex Rifle Volunteer Corps

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

Victoria Cross on display

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

Notes

References

Location of grave and VC medal
''(Lancashire)''
Heywood Cemetery

''Dead link 14 December 2014''

Information on the Bentinck Medal

External links

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