Joseph KellawayVC (1 September 1824 – 2 October 1880) 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.
Kellaway was 30 years old, and a boatswain third class in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 31 August 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Boatswain Kellaway of HMS Wrangler, with the mate and three seamen, was put ashore to burn some boats, fishing stations and haystacks on the opposite side of a small lake. They had nearly reached the spot when they were ambushed by 50 Russians. One man fell into their hands, but Mr. Kellaway and the two other seamen had escaped when the mate accidentally fell. Mr. Kellaway immediately returned to help him, but they were surrounded by the enemy and notwithstanding a gallant resistance by Mr. Kellaway they were taken prisoner.[1]
joseph, kellaway, september, 1824, october, 1880, english, recipient, victoria, cross, highest, most, prestigious, award, gallantry, face, enemy, that, awarded, british, commonwealth, forces, beagle, with, wrangler, right, oswald, brierly, 1855born1, september. Joseph Kellaway VC 1 September 1824 2 October 1880 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 Joseph KellawayHMS Beagle with HMS Wrangler right by Sir Oswald Brierly 1855Born1 September 1824Kingston Purbeck DorsetDied2 October 1880 aged 56 Chatham KentBuriedMaidstone Road Cemetery ChathamAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch Royal NavyRankChief BoatswainUnitHMS WranglerBattles warsCrimean WarAwardsVictoria CrossLegion d Honneur France Contents 1 Details 2 Further information 3 References 4 External linksDetails editKellaway was 30 years old and a boatswain third class in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC On 31 August 1855 in the Sea of Azov Crimea Boatswain Kellaway of HMS Wrangler with the mate and three seamen was put ashore to burn some boats fishing stations and haystacks on the opposite side of a small lake They had nearly reached the spot when they were ambushed by 50 Russians One man fell into their hands but Mr Kellaway and the two other seamen had escaped when the mate accidentally fell Mr Kellaway immediately returned to help him but they were surrounded by the enemy and notwithstanding a gallant resistance by Mr Kellaway they were taken prisoner 1 Further information editHe later achieved the rank of chief boatswain References edit No 21971 The London Gazette 24 February 1857 p 650 External links edit nbsp Biography portal Location of grave and VC medal Kent Joseph Kellaway at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Kellaway amp oldid 1209007765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
