John Robarts 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.
He was approx. 37 years old, and a Gunner in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 29 May1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Gunner Robarts of HMS Ardent with two lieutenants (Cecil William Buckley and Hugh Talbot Burgoyne), one from HMS Miranda and the other from HMS Swallow, volunteered to land on a beach where the Russian army were in strength. They were out of covering gunshot range of the ships offshore and met considerable enemy opposition, but managed to set fire to corn stores and ammunition dumps and destroy enemy equipment before embarking again.
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Location of grave and VC medal (http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/hampshir.htm)(Hampshire)
This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference (http://www.victoriacross.net)with permission.
JohnRobarts joined the Navy as a Boy Seaman in 1842 and served on HMS Wellesley where he was awarded the China Medal.
Robarts was born in 1820 at Chasewater in Cornwall.
A painting of the VC action, by Lars William Desanges which shows Robarts and the two Lieutenants winning their VCs was on loan to the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich until 1993, but has been returned to the owner, of whom we have no further knowledge.
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