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Name | David, BELL |
Arthur Drummond, BORTON |
Joseph Charles, BRENNAN |
Thomas, BYRNE |
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Rank | Private | Lieutant Colonel | Sergeant | Private |
Force | 2nd Bn, 24th Regiment ( South Wales Borderers ) |
2 / 22nd ( County of London ) Bn London Regiment ( The Queen's ) |
Royal Artillery ( Hyderabad Contingent Artillery ) |
21st Lancers ( Empress of India's ) |
VC won | Little Andaman Island, 7 May 1867 |
Sheria, Palestine, 7 November 1917 |
Jhansi Fort, Indian Mutiny, 3 April 1858 |
Khartoum, Sudanese War, 2 September 1898 |
London Gaz | 17 December 1867 | 18 December 1917 | 11 November 1859 | 15 November 1898 |
Born | Co Down, N Ireland 1845 |
Chevening, 1 July 1883 |
St Probus, Cornwall, August 1836 |
Dublin, December 1867 |
Died | 7 March 1920, Gillingham |
5 January 1933, Southwold, Suffolk |
24 September 1872, Folkestone |
17 February 1944, Canterbury |
Grave | Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham | St Mary's Churchyard, Hunton ( image courtesy Steve Davies ) |
Shorncliffe Military Cemetery | West Gate Cemetery, Canterbury |
Location of VC |
South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon | Surrey Infantry Museum, Woking | Lord Asshcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London |
Not publicly held |
Remarks | For saving life at sea | CMG DSO | None | None |
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Name
Sir John Edmund,
COMMERELLDonald John,
DEANClaude Congreve,
DOBSONJohn,
DOOGANRank
Admiral of the Fleet
Colonel
Rear Admiral
Private Force
Royal Navy
8th Bn, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Royal Navy
( Comd Coastal Motor Boat Flotilla )1st King's Dragoon Guards VC won
Putrid Sea, Crimea,
11 October 1855Lens, France,
24-26 September 1918Kronstadt Harbour, Russia,
18 August 1919Laing's Nek, 1st Boer War,
28 January 1881London Gaz
24 February 1857
14 December 1918
11 November 1919
14 March 1882 Born
Grosvener Square, C London,
13 January 1829Herne Hill, SE London,
19 April 1897Barton Regis, Somerset
1 January 1885Aughrim, Co Galway, Ireland,
March 1853Died
21 May 1901,
Hyde Park, London9 December 1985,
Sittingbourne26 June 1940,
Chatham24 January 1940,
FolkestoneGrave
Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone
St John the Baptist Churchyard, Tunstall
Charing CrematoriumWoodlands Cemetery, Gillingham
Shorncliffe Military Cemetery Location
of VCLord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonNot publicly held
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
1st, Queen's Dragoon Guards Museum, Cardiff Remarks
GCB
OBE
DSO
None
Name
Eugene Kingsmill,
ESMONDEJohn Standish, Viscount
GORTJohn Duncan,
GRANTWilliam,
HOUSERank
Lieutenant Commander
Field Marshal
Colonel
Lance Corporal Force
Royal Navy
( 825 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm )Comd 1st Bn, Grenadier Guards
1st Bn, 8th Gurkha Rifles
2nd Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment VC won
Straits of Dover,
12 February 1942Flesquieres, France,
27 September 1918Gyantse Jong, Tibet,
6 July 1904Mosilikatse Nek, 2nd Boer War,
2 August 1900London Gaz
3 March 1942
27 November 1918
24 January 1905
7 October 1902 Born
Thurgoland, Yorkshire,
1 March 1909Portman Square, C London,
10 July 1886Roorkee, India,
28 December 1877Thatcham, Berkshire,
7 October 1879Died
12 February 1942,
Straits of Dover
( body recovered 26 April 1942 )31 March 1946,
London20 February 1967,
Tunbridge Wells28 February 1912,
DoverGrave
Woodlands Cemetery, Gillingham
St John the Baptist Church ( vault ), Penshurst
Tunbridge Wells Crematorium
St James' Cemetery, Dover Location
of VCLord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonNot publicly held
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonThe Rifles ( Berkshire & Wiltshire ) Museum, Salisbury Remarks
DSO
GCB CBE DSO & 2 Bars MVO MC
CB DSO
None
Name
Joseph,
KELLAWAYWilliam Alexander,
KERRWilliam Knox,
LEETCharles Davis,
LUCASRank
Chief Boatswain
Captain
Major General
Rear Admiral Force
Royal Navy
Southern Mahratta Horse
13th Regiment
( Somerset Light Infantry )Royal Navy VC won
Sea of Azoff, Crimea,
31 August 1855Kolapore, Indian Mutiny,
10 July 1857Inhlobana, Zululand,
28 March 1879Baltic Sea,
21 June 1854London Gaz
24 February 1857
24 April 1858
17 June 1879
24 February 1857 Born
Kingston, Dorset,
1 September 1824Melrose, Roxburghshire,
18 July 1831Dalkey, Co Dublin, Ireland,
3 November 1833Druminargle House, Scava, Nr Poyntzpass, Co Armagh, N Ireland,
19 February 1834Died
2 October 1880,
Chatham21 May 1919,
Folkestone29 June 1898,
Great Chart7 August 1914,
Great CulverdenGrave
Maidstone Road Cemetery, Chatham
Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Great Chart
St Lawrence's Churchyard, Mereworth Location
of VCNot publicly held
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonSomerset Light Infantry Museum, Taunton
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Remarks
None
None
CB
First VC recipient
Name
George Allan,
MALINGPatrick,
MCHALEWilliam,
MCWHEENEYSir Philip,
NEAMERank
Captain
Private/TD>
Sergeant
Lieutenant General Force
Royal Army Medical Corps
attd 12th Bn, Rifle Brigade5th Regiment
( Northumberland Fusiliers )44th Regiment
( Essex Regiment )Corps of Royal Engineers VC won
Fauquissart, France,
25 September 1915Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
2 October 1857Sebastopol, Crimea,
20 October 1854Neuve Chapelle, France,
19 December 1914London Gaz
18 November 1915
19 June 1860
24 February 1857
18 February 1915 Born
Sunderland,
6 October 1888Killala, Co May, Ireland,
1826Bangor, Co Down, N Ireland,
1830Faversham,
12 December 1888Died
9 July 1929,
Lee, SE London26 October 1866,
Shorncliffe17 May 1866,
Dover28 April 1978,
SellingGrave
Chislehurst Cemetery
Shorncliffe Military Cemetery
St James' Cemetery, Dover
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Selling Location
of VCLord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonRoyal Northumberland Fusiliers Museum, Alnwick Castle
Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonRemarks
None
None
DCM
KBE CB DSO
Name
Augustus Charles,
NEWMANWilliam Philip,
SIDNEY ( Viscount de L'Isle )James,
SMITHRonald Neil,
STUARTRank
Lieutenant-Colonel
T / Major
Colour Sergeant
Captain Force
Essex Regiment
( att'd No. 2 Commando )5th Bn, Grenadier Guards
1st Bn, East Kent Regiment ( The Buffs )
Royal Naval Reserve * VC won
St Nazaire, France,
27 March 1942Anzio, Italy,
7-8 February 1944Mohmand Campaign, India,
16-17 September 1897Atlantic Ocean,
7 June 1917London Gaz
19 June 1945
30 March 1944
21 April 1899
20 July 1917 Born
Chigwell,
19 August 1904Chelsea, SW London,
23 May 1909Maidstone,
1871Liverpool,
26 August 1886Died
26 April 1972,
Sandwich5 April 1991
Penshurst Place18 March 1946,
Dartford8 February 1954,
CharingGrave
Barham Crematorium
St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
( Family tomb )Watling Street Burial Ground, Dartford
Charing Cemetery Location
of VCLord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonNot publicly held
National Army Museum, London
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Remarks
OBE TD
KG GCMG GCVO
None
DSO RD
* HMS Pargust ('Q' ship)
Name
William,
SUTTONWilliam Bernard,
TRAYNORSir Mark,
WALKERWilliam Allison,
WHITERank
Bugler
Sergeant
General
Captain Force
1st Bn, 60th Rifles
( King's Royal Rifle Corps )2nd Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment
30th Regiment
( Cambridgeshire Regiment )38th Bn, Machine Gun Corps VC won
Delhi, Indian Mutiny,
13 September 1857 *Bothwell Camp, 2nd Boer War,
6 February 1901Inkermann, Crimea,
5 November 1854Gouzeaucourt, France,
18 September 1918London Gaz
20 January 1860
17 September 1901
2 June 1858
15 November 1918 Born
Ightham,
1830Hull, E Yorkshire,
31 December 1870Finea, Co Westmeath, Ireland,
24 November 1827Mitcham, Surrey,
19 October 1894Died
16 February 1888,
Union Workhouse, Malling20 October 1954,
Dover18 July 1902,
Arlington, Devon13 September 1974,
Wellington, ShropshireGrave
St Peter's Churchyard, Ightham
( buried in unmarked grave )Charlton Cemetery, Dover
Cheriton Road Cemetery, Folkestone
St John's Churchyard, Hildenborough, Kent
( image courtesy Steve Davies )Location
of VCRoyal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonNational Army Museum, London
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonRemarks
* Elected by the Regiment
None
KCB
None
Name
Charles,
WOODENRank
Lieutenant
Force
17th Lancers
( Duke of Cambridge's Own )VC won
Balaclava, Crimea,
26 October 1854London Gaz
26 October 1858
Born
Germany,
24 March 1829Died
24 April 1876,
DoverGrave
St James' Cemetery, Dover
Location
of VCQueen's Royal Lancers Museum, Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire
Remarks
None