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William NormanWilliam Norman 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 Commonwealth forces. Details He was approx. 22 years old, and a Private in the 7th Regiment (later The Royal Fusiliers), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 19 December 1854 at Sebastopol, in the Crimea, Private Norman was placed on single sentry duty some distance in front of the advanced sentries of an outlying picquet in the White Horse Ravine, a post of much danger and requiring great vigilance. The Russian picquet was posted about 300 yards in front of him, and three Russians came reconnoitring under cover of the brushwood. Private Norman single-handed, took two of them prisoner without alarming the picquet. Further information He later achieved the rank of Corporal. The medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Fusiliers Musuem (Tower of London, England). Reference See also External links This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission. Norman
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