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Tag Archives: Belgium
European Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Military, ships and shipping, South Africa, Warships
Tagged Belgium, Cape Town, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Navy, Royal Navy, Simonstown, Spain, Sweden, United KIngdom, Warship
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Edward Warner VC
Edward Warner (18/11/1883 – 02/05/1915) was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry during the defence of Hill 60, Ypres on 1 May 1915. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 29 June 1915, Issue: 29210, Page: 6270, reads: No. 7602 Private … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, Edward Warner VC, First World War, Hill 60, Menin Gate, Victoria Cross
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Charles Fitzclarence VC
Charles Fitzclarence (08/05/1865 – 02/11/1914) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Anglo Boer War while serving in The Royal Fusiliers. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 6 July 1900, Issue: 27208, Page: 4196, reads: … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Anglo Boer War, Belgium, Charles Fitzclarence VC, First World War, Menin Gate, Polygon Wood, VC, Victoria Cross, Zonnebeke
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Frederick Fisher VC.
Frederick Fisher VC (03/08/1894 – 23/04/1915) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Second Battle of Ypres, on 22 April 1915 near St Julien, Belgium. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 22 June 1915, Supplement: 29202, Page: 6115, reads: … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, Canada, First World War, Frederick Fisher VC, St Julien, Victoria Cross, Ypres
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Hugh McDonald McKenzie VC, DCM
Hugh McDonald McKenzie VC, DCM (05/12/1885 – 30/10/1917) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on the 30th of October 1917 at the Meetscheele Spur, near Passchendaele, Belgium. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 12 February 1918, … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, DCM, First World War, Hugh McDonald McKenzie VC, Menin Gate, Passchendaele, Victoria Cross
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Sidney Clayton Woodroffe VC
Sidney Clayton Woodroffe (17/12/1895 – 30/07/1915) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 30 July 1915 at Hooge, Belgium. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette, of 3 September 1915, Supplement: 29286, Page: 8839, reads: “His Majesty the KING has … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, First World War, Hooge, Menin Gate, Sidney Clayton Woodroffe VC, Victoria Cross, Ypres
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Frederick Youens VC
Frederick Youens (14/08/1892 – 07/07/1917) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 7 July 1917 near Hill 60, Belgium. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 31 July 1917, Supplement: 30215, Page: 7906, reads: “L.I. For most conspicuous bravery … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, First World War, Frederick Youens VC, Hill 60, Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Victoria Cross
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John Kendrick Skinner VC, DCM
John Kendrick Skinner (05/02/1883 – 17/03/1918) was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Passchendaele on 18 August 1917 at Wijdendrift, Belgium. The Citation, recorded by the London Gazette of 14 September 1917, Supplement: 30284, Page: 9533, reads: “No, … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, DCM, First World War, John Kendrick Skinner VC, Passchendaele, Victoria Cross, Vlamertinghe New Miliitary Cemetery, Wijdendrift
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Clement Robertson VC
Clement Robertson (15/12/1890 – 04/10/1917) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Zonnebeke, Belgium, On 4 October 1917. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 14 December 1917, Supplement: 30433, Page: 13222, reads: “2nd Lieutenant Clement Robertson, … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, Clement Robertson VC, Oxford Road Cemetery, tank, Tank Corps, Ypres, Zonnebeke
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Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, CSI, DSO
Francis Aylmer Maxwell (07/09/1871 – 21/09/1917) Was awarded the Victoria Cross while attached to Roberts’s Light Horse during the Second Boer War On 31 March 1900 at Sanna’s Post (aka Korn Spruit), South Africa. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 8 … Continue reading
Posted in Boer War, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Outside RSA, South Africa, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, Charles Parker VC, Edmund Phipps-Hornby VC, Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, Horace Glasock VC, Isaac Lodge VC, Sanna's Pos, Victoria Cross, Ypres, Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
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