Lance Corporal William Coltman VC, DCM & Bar, MM & Bar - 1 / 6th Bn, North Staffordshire Regiment


GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF : STAFFORDSHIRE

Name Charles George,
BONNER
Anthony Clarke,
BOOTH
William Harold,
COLTMAN
Ernest Albert,
EGERTON
Rank Captain Colour Sergeant Lance Corporal Sergeant
Force Royal Naval Reserve * 80th Regiment
( South Staffordshire Regiment )
1 / 6th Bn, North Staffordshire Regiment 16th Bn, Sherwood Foresters
VC won Atlantic Ocean,
8 August 1917
Intombi River, Transvaal,
12 March 1879
Sequehart, France,
3 - 4 October 1918
Bulgar Wood, Ypres, Belgium,
20 September 1917
London Gaz 2 November 1917 23 February 1880 6 January 1919 26 November 1917
Born Shuttington, Warwickshire,
29 December 1884
Carrington, Nottinghamshire,
21 April 1846
Rangemoor,
17 November 1891
Longton,
10 November 1897
Died 7 February 1951,
Edinburgh
8 December 1899,
Brierley Hill
29 June 1974,
Burton-upon-Trent
14 February 1966,
Blythe Bridge
Grave St Mary's Churchyard, Aldridge
( Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh )
St Michael's RC Churchyard, Brierley Hill St Mark's Churchyard, Winshill, Burton-upon-Trent St Peter's Churchyard, Blythe Bridge
Location
of VC
Not publicly held Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Lichfield Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Lichfield Sherwood Foresters Museum, Nottingham
Remarks DSC
* HMS Dunraven ( 'Q' ship )
None DCM & Bar MM & Bar None

STAFFORDSHIRE

Name James,
THOMPSON



Rank Private


Force 1st Bn, 60th Rifles
( King's Royal Rifle Corps )



VC won Delhi, Indian Mutiny,
9 July 1857 *



London Gaz 20 January 1860


Born Yoxall,
1830



Died 5 December 1891,
Walsall



Grave Queen Street Cemetery, Walsall
( unmarked grave )



Location
of VC
Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester


Remarks * Elected by the Regiment


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