Memorial: M4295

Ledger at Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts, commemorating William Henry Harrison Seeley VC d. 1914

Location

Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA, Rest of the World

Transcript

'WILLIAM H.H. SEELEY / VICTORIA CROSS. ORDINARY SEAMAN, ROYAL NAVY / SHIMONOSEKI EXPEDITION . JAPAN / MAY 1 1840 -OCT 1 1914'

Details

Description: Victoria Cross engraved above the inscription.
Type: Ledger
Vessel: HMS Euryalus

Event

Shimonoseki

Event Date

1864

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Seeley, William Henry Harrison
Age: 74
Date of Death: 1/10/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. First American citizan to win VC for action at Shimonoseki, Japan, September 1864. Place of burial.

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