Joseph TrewavasVC,CGM (14 December 1835 – 20 July 1905) was a Royal Navy sailor and a 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.
Trewavas was 19 years old, and a seaman in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 3 July 1855 in the Strait of Genitchi, Sea of Azov in the Crimea, Seaman Trewavas of HMS Beagle was sent in a 4-oared gig to destroy a bridge, and so cut the Russians' main supply route. This was the third attempt, the first two having failed. As the gig ground against the bridge, Seaman Trewavas leapt out with an axe and began to hew away at the hawsers holding the pontoons together, and although the enemy kept up a heavy fire, particularly on Trewavas himself, he continued until his task was completed, and the two severed ends of the pontoon began to drift apart. He was wounded as he got back into the gig.[1]
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(Cornwall)
January 01, 1970
joseph, trewavas, december, 1835, july, 1905, royal, navy, sailor, recipient, victoria, cross, highest, award, gallantry, face, enemy, that, awarded, british, commonwealth, forces, born, 1835, december, 1835mousehole, englanddied20, july, 1905, 1905, aged, mou. Joseph Trewavas VC CGM 14 December 1835 20 July 1905 was a Royal Navy sailor and a 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 Joseph TrewavasBorn 1835 12 14 14 December 1835Mousehole EnglandDied20 July 1905 1905 07 20 aged 69 Mousehole EnglandBuriedOld School Cemetery PaulAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch Royal NavyRankAble SeamanBattles warsCrimean WarAwardsVictoria CrossConspicuous Gallantry MedalLegion d honneur France Other workCornwall County Councillor Contents 1 Details 2 Further information 3 The medal 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDetails editTrewavas was 19 years old and a seaman in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC On 3 July 1855 in the Strait of Genitchi Sea of Azov in the Crimea Seaman Trewavas of HMS Beagle was sent in a 4 oared gig to destroy a bridge and so cut the Russians main supply route This was the third attempt the first two having failed As the gig ground against the bridge Seaman Trewavas leapt out with an axe and began to hew away at the hawsers holding the pontoons together and although the enemy kept up a heavy fire particularly on Trewavas himself he continued until his task was completed and the two severed ends of the pontoon began to drift apart He was wounded as he got back into the gig 1 Further information editHe later achieved the rank of able seaman He was a member of Cornwall County Council and a member of the County Fisheries Committee The medal editThe medal is housed in the Penlee House Gallery amp Museum in Penzance It is generally not on display but can be seen on appointment nbsp HMS Beagle left with HMS Wrangler by Sir Oswald Brierly 1855See also edit nbsp Cornwall portal List of British recipients of the Legion d Honneur for the Crimean War List of Crimean War Victoria Cross recipientsReferences edit No 21971 The London Gazette 24 February 1857 p 650 Monuments to Courage David Harvey 1999 The Register of the Victoria Cross This England 1997 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joseph Trewavas Profile Location of grave and VC medal Cornwall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Trewavas amp oldid 1153280470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
