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Name | John Alexander, CHRISTIE |
Harry George, CRANDON |
Robert, HAWTHORNE |
William, JONES |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Lance Corporal | Corporal | Bugler | Private |
Force | 11th ( County of London ) Bn, London Regiment ( Finsbury Rifles ) |
18th Hussars, ( Queen Mary's Own ) | 52nd Regiment ( Oxfordshire & Bucks Light Infantry ) |
2nd Bn, 24th ( Warwickshire ) Regiment ( later South Wales Borderers ) |
VC won | Fejja, Palestine, 21-22 December 1917 |
Springbok Laagte, 2nd Boer War, 4 July 1901 |
Kashmir Gate, Delhi, Indian Mutiny, 14 September 1857 |
Rorke's Drift, Natal, 22-23 January 1879 |
London Gaz | 27 February 1918 | 18 October 1901 | 27 April 1858 | 2 May 1879 |
Born | Edmonton, N London, 14 May 1895 |
Wells, Somerset, 12 February 1874 |
Londonderry, N Ireland, 1822 |
Evesham, Worcestershire, 1839 |
Died | 10 September 1967, Stockport |
2 January 1953, Manchester |
2 February 1879, Manchester |
15 April 1913, Manchester |
Grave | Stockport Crematorium | Swinton Cemetery, Manchester | Ardwick Cemetery, Manchester ( now Nicholls Playing Fields ) |
Philips Park Cemetery, Manchester |
Location of VC |
Not publicly held | Not publicly held | Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester | South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon |
Remarks | None | None | None | None |
MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER
Name
Henry,
KELLYWilliam,
NORMANJohn,
PRETTYJOHNSJohn,
READITTRank
Major
Corporal
Colour Sergeant
Sergeant Force
10th Bn, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
7th Regiment
( Royal Fusiliers )Royal Marine Light Infantry
6th Bn, South Lancashire Regiment VC won
Le Sars, Somme, France,
4 October 1916Sebastopol, Crimea,
19 December 1854Inkermann, Crimea,
5 November 1854Alqayat-al-Gaharbigah Bend, Mesopotamia,
25 February 1917London Gaz
25 November 1916
24 February 1857
24 February 1857
5 July 1917 Born
Moston, Manchester,
10 July 1887Warrington, Lancashire,
1832Dean Prior, Devon,
11 June 1823Clayton, Manchester,
19 January 1897Died
18 January 1960,
Prestwich13 March 1896,
Salford20 January 1887,
Manchester9 June 1964,
ManchesterGrave
Southern Cemetery, Manchester
Weaste Cemetery, Salford
( headstone erected 2003 )Southern Cemetery, Manchester
Gorton Cemetery, Manchester Location
of VCDuke of Wellington's Regiment Museum, Halifax
Royal Fusiliers Museum, Tower of London
Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonRemarks
MC & Bar
None
None
None
Name
George,
STRINGERJohn,
THOMASJack,
WHITEAlfred Robert,
WILKINSONRank
Private
Sergeant
Lance Corporal
Lieutenant Force
1st Bn, Manchester Regiment
5th Bn, North Staffordshire Regiment
6th Bn, King's Own ( Royal Lancaster ) Regiment
5th Bn, Manchester Regiment VC won
Es Sinn, Mesopotamia,
8 March 1916Fontaine, France,
30 November 1917Dialah River, Mesopotamia,
7-8 March 1917Marou, France,
20 October 1918London Gaz
5 August 1916
13 February 1918
27 June 1917
6 January 1919 Born
Newton Heath, Manchester,
24 January 1889Higher Openshaw, Manchester,
10 May 1886Leeds,
23 December 1896Leigh,
5 December 1896Died
10 November 1957,
Oldham28 February 1954,
Stockport27 November 1949,
Manchester18 October 1940,
Bickershaw Colliery, Leigh
( mining accident )Grave
Philips Park Cemetery, Manchester
Stockport Borough Cemetery, Manchester
Jewish Cemetery, Blackley, Manchester
Leigh Borough Cemetery Location
of VCManchester Regiment Museum, Ashton-under-Lyne
Not publicly held
Not publicly held
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonRemarks
None
None
None
None
Name
Wilfred,
WOODRank
Private
Force
10th Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers
VC won
Casa Vana, Italy,
28 October 1918London Gaz
27 November 1918
Born
Stockport,
2 February 1897Died
3 January 1982,
StockportGrave
Stockport Crematorium
Location
of VCNot publicly held
Remarks
None