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Tag Archives: Ypres
William Kenny VC
William Kenny (24/08/1880 – 10/01/1936) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on 23 October 1914 near Ypres, Belgium. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 16 February 1915, Supplement: 29074, Page: 1699 reads: “6535 Drummer William Kenny, 2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders. … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Brookwood Cemetery, Gordon Highlanders, VC, Victoria Cross, William Kenny VC, Ypres
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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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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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Dennis George Wyldbore Hewitt VC
Dennis George Wyldbore Hewitt (18/12/1897 – 31/07/1917) Was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 31 July 1917 north-east of Ypres, Belgium The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 14 September 1917, Supplement: 30284, Page: 9532, reads: “2nd- Lt. Denis … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis George Wyldbore Hewitt VC, First World War, Menin Gate, Victoria Cross, Ypres
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Reverend Bernard William Vann VC, MC,
Reverend Bernard William Vann VC, MC. (09/07/1887 – 03/10/1918), was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 29 September 1918 at Bellenglise and Lehaucourt, France. The Citation, recorded at the London Gazette of 13 December 1918. Supplement: 31067, Page: … Continue reading
Posted in France, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military Cross, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Bellenglise, Bellicourt British Cemetery, France, Kemmel, Lehaucourt, Ramicourt, Reverand, Reverend Bernard William Vann VC, Ypres
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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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John Lynn VC, DCM
John Lynn (1887 – 03/05/1915) while serving as a private in the 2nd Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 2 May 1915 near Ypres, Belgium. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette of 29 … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, DCM, First World War, Grootbeek Cemetery, John Lynn VC, The Lancashire Fusiliers, Victoria Cross, Vlamertinghe, Ypres
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William Henry Johnston VC
William Henry Johnston (21/12/1879 – 08/06/1915) was awarded the Victoria Cross for an act of bravery that he performed on 14 September 1914 during the “Race to the Sea” at Missy, France. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Outside RSA, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War 1
Tagged Belgium, Missy, Perth Cemetery, Race to the Sea, Royal Engineers, Tunneling Company, William Henry Johnston VC, Ypres
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Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson VC
Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson (18/02/1896 – 31/07/1917) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 31 July 1917 at Bellewaarde, Belgium. The Citation, recorded by the London Gazette of 4 September 1917, Supplement: 30272 Page: 9260, reads: “2nd Lt. (actg. … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Bellewaarde, First World War, Menin Road South Cemetery, Thomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson VC, Victoria Cross, Ypres
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