page_title: William Howard Russell
section_title: Later life
hierarchical_section_title: William Howard Russell / Later life
caption_attribution_description: Display at the Frontline Club in London, England featuring what could be the boots of William Howard Russell, who was correspondent of the London Times during the Crimean War and one of the first war correspondents, but probably aren't.
context_page_description: Sir William Howard Russell, CVO was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade. He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War.
context_section_description: In 1868 General Election Russell ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate for the borough of Chelsea.
  He retired as a battlefield correspondent in 1882 and founded the Army and Navy Gazette.
  Russell was knighted in May 1895. He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) by King Edward VII on 11 August 1902, this order was a dynastic order handed out by the King without government interference. During the investiture, the King reportedly told Russell "Don't kneel Billy, just stoop".
  Russell died in 1907 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
caption: Display at the Frontline Club featuring the boots of William Howard Russell
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