| Date | 24 February 1857 |
|---|---|
| Source | The London Gazette of 24 Feb 1857, Num. 21971, p. 657 |
| Reference | CRIM-0004 |
| Volume | Crimean War |
| Collection | Victoria Cross Recipients |
When the formation of the line of the Regiment was disordered at Alma, Captain Lindsay stood firm with the Colours, and by his example and energy, greatly tended to restore order. At Inkerman, at a most trying moment, he, with a few men, charged a party of Russians, driving them back, and running one through the body himself.
Extract from The London Gazette
| Name: | Robert James Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage VC KCB |
| Born: | 16 Apr 1832; Balcarres, Fife. |
| Died: | 10 Jun 1901; Lockinge House, Lockinge, near Wantage. |
| Buried: | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Ardington, near Wantage. |
| Unit: | 1st Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, Guards Brigade, 1st Division. |
| Date of action: | 20 Sep 1854 |
| Place: | The Alma, Crimea |
| Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Gazetted: | The London Gazette of 24 Feb 1857, Num. 21971, p. 657 |
| VC No: | 6 |
| Presented: | 26 June 1857 by Queen Victoria at Hyde Park |
| Displayed: | Not publicly held |
| References: | [4] [5] |
| Connection: | Educated at Eton College. Named on the VC/GC Memorial at Eton College. |
| Awards: | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Volunteer Officers’ Decoration Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Knight of the Order of the Medjidie (Turkey) Order of the Crown, 3rd Class with Cross of Geneva (Prussia) Crimea Medal with 4 clasps Turkish Crimea Medal Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal |
| Notes: | Loyd-Lindsay was later involved in the volunteer movement, serving as Colonel of the Royal Berkshire Volunteers, and subsequently Brigadier-General of the Home Counties Brigade. He was one of the first recipients of the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration. The Lord Wantage’s monument is located on The Ridgeway, south-east of Wantage. He is a founder member of the British Red Cross. He was a Conservative Party MP for Berkshire from 1865 until 1885. See also The VC Paintings of Lord Wantage. |