General Sir Hugh Rowlands was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross for courageous action that led to the rescue of Colonel William O'Grady Haly during the Crimean War.
Sir Hugh Rowlands' grave in Llanrug
Colonel Rowlands and his officers 41st Regiment 1870
41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot
The 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1719. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 69th Regiment of Foot to form the Welch Regiment in 1881.
41st Regiment of Foot Uniform c.1750 during the Seven Years' War
Major-General William Allan who served as a junior officer with the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot throughout the Crimean War
Memorial to the men who fell during the siege of Fort Meigs in April 1813
Memorial to the fallen at the Battle of Inkerman where the regiment captured the Russian drums in November 1854