Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Elton VC - 55th Regiment ( Border Regiment )

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Name Arthur Hugh Henry,
BATTEN-POOLL		 John Rouse Merriott,
CHARD		 John,
CRIMMIN		 George Fiott,
DAY
Rank Captain Colonel Colonel Captain
Force 3rd Bn, Royal Munster Fusiliers Corps of Royal Engineers Bombay Medical Service Royal Navy
VC won Colonne, France,
25 June 1916		 Rorke's Drift, Natal,
22-23 January 1879		 Lwekaw, Burma,
1 January 1889		 Sea of Azof, Crimea
17 September 1855
London Gaz 5 August 1916 2 May 1879 17 September 1889 24 February 1857
Born Knightsbridge, SW London,
25 October 1891		 Plymouth, Devon,
21 December 1847		 Dublin,
19 March 1859		 Southampton, Hampshire,
20 June 1820
Died 21 January 1971,
Ivybridge, Devon		 1 November 1897,
Hatch Beauchamp		 20 February 1945,
Wells		 18 December 1876,
Weston-super-Mare
Grave St Lawrence's Churchyard, Woolverton St John the Baptist Churchyard, Hatch Beauchamp City of Wells Cemetery Weston-super-Mare Cemetery
Location
of VC		 National Army Museum, London Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London		 Not publicly held Sheesh Mahal Museum, Patiala, Punjab, India
Remarks MC None CB CIE VD CB

SOMERSET

Name Campbell Mellis,
DOUGLAS		 Frederick Cockayne,
ELTON		 Wilfred Dolby,
FULLER		 Basil Charles Godfrey,
PLACE
Rank Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Corporal Rear Admiral
Force 2nd Bn, 24th Regiment
( South Wales Borderers )		 55th Regiment
( Border Regiment )		 1st Bn, Grenadier Guards Royal Navy
( HM Midget Submarine XE.7 )
VC won Little Andaman Island,
7 May 1867		 Sebastopol, Crimea,
29 March 1855		 Neuve Chapelle, France,
12 March 1915		 Kaafiord, Norway,
22 September 1943
London Gaz 17 December 1867 24 February 1857 19 April 1915 22 February 1944
Born Quebec City, Canada,
5 August 1840		 Whitestaunton,
23 April 1832		 Greasley, Nottinghamshire,
28 July 1893		 Little Malvern, Worcestershire,
19 July 1921
Died 31 December 1909,
Wells		 24 March 1888,
London		 22 November 1947,
Frome		 27 December 1994,
Holborn, C London
Grave City of Wells Cemetery St Andrew's Churchyard, Whitestaunton Christchurch Churchyard, Frome Corton Denham Cemetery
Location
of VC		 Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Border Regiment Museum, Carlisle Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks None None None CB CVO DSC

SOMERSET

Name Eric Charles Twelves
WILSON


Rank Lieutenant Colonel


Force East Surrey Regiment
att'd Somaliland Camel Corps


VC won Tug Argan Gap, Somaliland,
11 - 15 August 1940


London Gaz 14 October 1940


Born Sandown, Isle of Wight,
2 October 1912


Died 23 December 2008,
Stowell, Somerset


Grave St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Stowell


Location
of VC		 Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London


Remarks None


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