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William PeelWilliam Peel (VC, KCB) 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. He was the third son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel. Details He was 29 years old, and a Captain in the Royal Navy, (Naval Brigade) during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 18 October 1854 at Sebastopol, Crimea, Captain Peel took up a live shell with the fuse still burning from amongst several powder cases and threw it over the parapet. The shell, burst as it left his hands. On 5 November at the Battle of Inkerman he joined some of the officers of the Grenadier Guards and helped to defend the Colours of the regiment when they were hard pressed. On 18 June 1855 he led the first scaling party at the assault on the Redan, and was himself severely wounded. On each of these occasions Captain Peel was accompanied by a young midshipman (Edward St. John Daniel) as ADC. He died of smallpox, Cawnpore, India, on 21 April 1858. Further information Author of A Ride through the Nubian Desert (1852), detailing his travels of the preceding year. After the Crimean War, he served in the Indian Mutiny, and was wounded at the Relief of Lucknow. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and thus became Sir William Peel. The medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich, England). Reference See also External links This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission. Peel
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