naval officer
Charles Davis Lucas.
British military officer (1834–1914); first recipient of the Victoria Cross
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About Charles Davis Lucas
Rear-Admiral Charles Davis Lucas was a Royal Navy officer whose act of gallantry in 1854 was the first to lead to the award of a Victoria Cross, the highest British award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. He reached the rank of rear admiral during his time in the navy.
Everything about Charles Davis Lucas →- Occupation
- naval officer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- February 19, 1834
- Died
- August 7, 1914