Company Sergeant Major William Gregg VC, DCM, MM - 13th Bn, Rifle Brigade


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Name William,
COFFEY
Fred,
GREAVES
William,
GREGG
Frank Crowther,
ROBERTS
Rank Sergeant Sergeant Company Sergeant Major Major General
Force 34th Regiment
( Border Regiment )
9th Bn, Sherwood Foresters 13th Bn, Rifle Brigade Comd. 1st Bn, Worcestershire Regiment
VC won Sebastopol, Crimea,
29 March 1855
Poelcapelle, Belgium,
4 October 1917
Bucquoy, France,
8 May 1918
Pargny, France,
22 March - 2 April 1918
London Gaz 24 February 1857 26 November 1917 28 June 1918 8 May 1918
Born Knocklong, Co Limerick, Ireland,
January 1829
Killamarsh,
16 May 1890
Heanor,
27 January 1890
Highbury, Middlesex,
2 June 1891
Died 13 July 1875,
Chesterfield
8 June 1973,
Brimington
9 August 1969,
Heanor
12 January 1982,
Stanhope Bretby
Grave Spittal Cemetery, Chesterfield
( image courtesy Victoria Cross Trust )
Chesterfield and District Crematorium, Brimington Heanor Crematorium St Wystan's Churchyard, Bretby
( Bretby Crematorium )
Location
of VC
Border Regiment Museum, Carlisle Sherwood Foresters Museum, Nottingham Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Worcestershire Regiment Museum, Worcester
Remarks DCM None DCM MM DSO OBE MC

DERBYSHIRE

Name Charles Edwin,
STONE
Sir Henry,
WILMOT


Rank Gunner Colonel

Force 'C' Battery, Royal Field Artillery 2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade

VC won Caponne Farm, France,
21 March 1918
Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
11 March 1858


London Gaz 22 May 1918 24 December 1858

Born Ripley,
4 February 1889
Chaddesden,
3 February 1831


Died 29 August 1952,
Derby
7 April 1901
Bournemouth


Grave Belper Cemetery St Mary's Churchyard, Chaddesden
( headstones refurbished August 2024 )


Location
of VC
Royal Artillery Museum
( A new museum is planned on Salisbury Plain )
Not publicly held

Remarks MM KCB

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