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John Berryman VC (18 July 1825 – 27 June 1896) was a British Army non-commissioned officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.[1]

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  1. 18 relations: Anglo-Zulu War, Balaklava, British Army, Charge of the Light Brigade, Commonwealth of Nations, Crimea, Crimean War, Dudley, John Farrell (VC), Joseph Malone (VC), Major (rank), Surrey, Terry Brighton, Troop sergeant major, Victoria Cross, Woldingham, 17th Lancers, 5th Royal Irish Lancers.

  2. 17th Lancers soldiers
  3. 5th Royal Irish Lancers officers

Anglo-Zulu War

The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.

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Balaklava

Balaklava (Ukrainian and) is a settlement on the Crimean Peninsula and part of the city of Sevastopol.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military action undertaken by British light cavalry against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, resulting in many casualties to the cavalry.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Crimea

Crimea is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov.

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Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between the Russian Empire and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia-Piedmont.

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Dudley

Dudley is a large market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham.

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John Farrell (VC)

John Farrell VC (March 1826, Dublin – 31 August 1865) was a British Army soldier and Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. John Berryman (VC) and John Farrell (VC) are 17th Lancers soldiers, British Army personnel of the Crimean War, British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross and Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross.

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Joseph Malone (VC)

Joseph Malone VC (11 January 1833 – 28 June 1883) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. John Berryman (VC) and Joseph Malone (VC) are British Army personnel of the Crimean War, British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross and Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Surrey

Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Terry Brighton

Terry Brighton (born 28 April 1949) is a British military historian and author.

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Troop sergeant major

A troop sergeant major (TSM) is the senior non-commissioned officer in a Royal Artillery troop of the British Army, usually holding the rank of warrant officer class 2.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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Woldingham

Woldingham is a village and civil parish high on the North Downs between Oxted and Warlingham in Surrey, England, within the M25, southeast of London.

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17th Lancers

The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1759 and notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.

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5th Royal Irish Lancers

The 5th Royal Irish Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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See also

17th Lancers soldiers

5th Royal Irish Lancers officers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berryman_(VC)

Also known as John Berryman VC.