Victoria Crosses
The 84th Foot had six Victoria Crosses awarded to men serving in its ranks all won during the Indian Mutiny :
- Abraham Boulger
- Joel Holmes
- George Lambert
- John Sinnott
- Augustus Anson
- Patrick Mylott
Read more about this topic: 84th (York And Lancaster) Regiment Of Foot
Famous quotes containing the words victoria and/or crosses:
“The men who are grandfathers should be the fathers. Grandpas get to do it right with their grandchildren.”
—Anonymous Grandparent. As quoted in Women and Their Fathers, by Victoria Secunda, ch. 2 (1992)
“Life is like walking along a crowded street—there always seem to be fewer obstacles to getting along on the opposite pavement—and yet, if one crosses over, matters are rarely mended.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)