Originally the VC ribbon was blue for the Navy, and dark red for the Army. Two Bars were awarded; Noel Godfrey Chavasse was awarded the Victoria Cross and … A soldier with the Grenadier Guards during the Crimean War, he was awarded the VC for his actions on 2 September 1855, during the siege of Sebastopol. Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk London SW1E 6HQ Select 'Last Name' to view full medal entitlement ( to view popup windows correctly, select your Browser Text Size to "smaller") Lance Corporal J Ashworth. The 23-year-old, of 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, dropped his grenade and died from the blast injuries, the inquest heard. In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of Guards to form the current regiment, known as the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. The Guards Regimental Headquarters Grenadier Guards. The medal itself was, and still is, made of bronze melted down from the Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol in the Crimean War. Fourteen Grenadiers have been awarded the Victoria Cross. This is a list of Brigade of Guards recipients of the Victoria Cross.The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in the face of the enemy. Captain George Paton VC MC - 4th Bn, Grenadier Guards.

Crimea War - 4 VCs.

Since 1918, all VC awards use the crimson shade.

The recipients were: Afghanistan - 1 VC. Alfred Ablett VC, DCM was a British Army soldier and a Crimean War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.It is … The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army.It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II. During the Regiment's long history, thirteen members of the Regiment have won the Victoria Cross and one the George Cross.

Colonel The Hon HHM Percy (Inkerman) Brevet Major Sir Charles Russell Bt (Inkerman) Sergeant A. Ablett (Sevastopol) Private A Palmer (Inkerman) 1914-1918 War- 7 VCs.