Browse by Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery

One record found

Filter by fame level: All Famous NamesSomewhat FamousVery Famous

Attention:You are browsing our famous burial locations. If you are
looking for a non-famous grave, please start from our home page.

• Craig, James   b. September 10, 1824  d. March 18, 1861
  Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Colour Sergeant in the Scots Fusilier Guards. On the night of September 6, 1855, during the siege of Sevastopol, Crimea, Colour Sergeant Craig with a drummer went out to the enemy line to save the life of a supposedly wounded officer. When they reached the officer of the Scots Fusilier Guards, he was in fact mortally wounded and died before he could be reached but they brought the body back to there own lines. While doing so Colour Sergeant...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Saint Marys Cemetery, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
   

One record found