Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree--Alfred Ablett, VC
Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree--Alfred Ablett, VC Bottom of Form Alfred Ablett ( 3 August 1830 – 12 March 1897) was a British Army soldier and 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. A soldier with the Grenadier Guards during the Crimean War, he was awarded the VC for his actions on 2 September 1855, during the siege of Sebastopol. Early life Alfred Ablett was born on 3 August 1830 at Weybread, Suffolk, the tenth of thirteen children of Samuel Ablett and Elizabeth Crockford. He was baptised just over a month later on 3 September at St. Andrew’s church in Weybread. Samuel and Elizabeth’s children were: 1. John Page Ablett 1816–1817 2. James Ablett 1818–1819 3. Samual Ablett 1819–1888 4. George Ablett 1823–1883 5. ...