james craig (vc)

James Craig was a Scottish 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 30 years old, and a Colour-Sergeant in the Scots (Fusilier) Guards, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 6 September 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea, Colour-Sergeant Craig volunteered and personally collected other volunteers, to go out under heavy fire to look for a captain of his regiment who was supposed to be wounded. Sergeant Craig brought in the body of that officer whom he found dead, and while doing so was himself wounded. He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant. His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Guards Regimental Headquarters (Scots Guards RHQ) (London, England).

Reference

Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
SCOTLAND'S FORgotten VALOUR (Graham Ross, 1995)

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