Allegiance United Kingdom Awards Order of the Bath Years of service 1822 - 1878 Battles and wars Crimean War | Battles/wars Crimean War Service/branch British Army Name William Norcott Rank Lieutenant general | |
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Born 12 December 1804
Chelmsford, Essex ( 1804-12-12 ) Died January 23, 1886, St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom | ||
Lieutenant General Sir William Sherbrooke Ramsey Norcott (12 December 1804 – 23 January 1886) of the Rifle Brigade was a British Army officer who fought during the Crimean War, was an Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria and became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
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Early life
William Norcott was born on 12 December 1804 in Chelmsford Essex, the second son to General Sir Amos Godsell Robert Norcott CB KCH who had commanded a battalion of the 95th Rifles at the Battle of Waterloo.
Military career
Norcott was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1822 and made a Captain of the 52nd Regiment in on 21 February 1840. Later the same year (7 August) he returned to the Rifles and on 1 August 1847 became a Major.
During the Crimean War he fought at the Battle of Alma and commanded 1st Battalion, the Rifle Brigade at the Siege of Sevastopol.
Between 1855 and 1868 he was Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria, then went on to become Lieutenant Governor of Jersey between 1 October 1873 to 30 September 1878.
He was awarded the Knight of the Order of the Bath in 1877 and became a General in 1879.
Later Years
After his retirement he wrote some letters to The Times newspaper disputing some of the claims made about the battle of Alma.
William died at 87 on 23 January 1886 in St. Leonard's-on-Sea, Sussex.
Family
In 1848 he married Frances Marrianne Durant; they had six children, at least 3 sons became soldiers.