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(From Nottingham Evening Post)
The 20 decorated with the Victoria Cross and featured in the Council House exhibition, which opens on Monday at noon, are: Francis Wheatley, Ruddington, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, Crimean War October 12 1854.
Robert Humpston, Nottingham, 2nd Btn Rifle Brigade, April 22 1855 Sevastopol, Crimea.
William Raynor, Plumtree, Bengal Veteran Establishment, Indian Army May 11 1857 in the Siege of Delhi, India. Aged 61, he is believed to be oldest recipient of the VC.
Samuel Morley, Radcliffe-on-Trent, 2nd Btn Military Train, April 15 1858, Azimgurh, Indian Mutiny.
Anthony Clarke Booth, Carrington, 80th Regiment …