THE ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND CAMPAIGN MEDALS AWARDED TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM PEEL, ROYAL NAVY, HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE LORD ASHCROFT VC COLLECTION. |
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7 October 2023 |
The Orders, decorations and campaign medals awarded to Captain William Peel, Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade ), have been gifted to the Lord Ashcroft VC Collection. The medals are accompanied by an old replica Victoria Cross. The original William Peel Victoria Cross is held by the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London. For the award of the Victoria Cross [ London Gazette, 24 February 1857 ], Inkermann & Sebastopol, Crimean War, 18 October 1854, 5 November 1854, 18 June 1855, Captain William Peel, Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade ).
Sir Stephen Lushington recommends this Officer: Sir William Peel died of smallpox on the 21st April 1858 and was buried in the Old British Cemetery, Cawnpore, India. The grave is unmarked. |
Iain Stewart, 7 October 2023