11 Facts About Wilbraham Lennox

Wilbraham Lennox was the first Royal Engineer officer to win the VC.

Wilbraham Lennox attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and in June 1848 was commissioned second-lieutenant in the Royal Engineers.

Wilbraham Lennox was a 24 years old lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army, at the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, when he was awarded the VC for his:.

Wilbraham Lennox left India in March 1859, and was on the staff of the School of Military Engineering, Chatham from 1866 to 1873.

Wilbraham Lennox commanded the Royal Engineers at the Curragh, Ireland, from 1878 until his promotion to major-general in August 1881.

Wilbraham Lennox was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in May 1891 and was director-general of military education at the War Office from January 1893 until his retirement in May 1895.

Wilbraham Lennox died at his home in Pimlico, London, on 7 February 1897, aged 66.

The first marriage was to Mary Harriet Harris, and produced two children: Gerald Wilbraham Stuart Lennox, born on 29 April 1862, and Lilian Emily Lennox, born on 19 July 1863.

Mrs Wilbraham Lennox died soon after, on 22 July 1863, and her infant daughter died a few days later, on 3 August 1863.

Wilbraham Lennox was buried in the family plot in Lewes Road Cemetery, Brighton, Sussex.

Wilbraham Lennox's medals, including his Victoria Cross, are displayed at the Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham, Kent.