Sergeant Arnold Loosemore VC DCM - 8th Bn, Duke of Wellington's ( West Riding ) Regiment


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SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Name Thomas,
BRYAN
George William,
CHAFER
James,
FIRTH
George,
LAMBERT
Rank Lance Corporal Private Sergeant Lieutenant
Force 25th Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn, Duke of Wellington's Regiment 84th Regiment
( York & Lancaster Regiment )
VC won Arras, France,
9 April 1917
Meaulte, France,
3-4 June 1916
Plewman's Farm, Arundel, 2nd Boer War,
24 February 1900
Indian Mutiny,
- 29 July at Onao
- 16 August at Bithoor
- 25 September at Lucknow Residency 1857
London Gaz 8 June 1917 5 August 1916 11 June 1901 18 June 1858
Born Stourbridge, Worcestershire,
21 January 1882
Bradford,
16 April 1894
Sheffield,
15 January 1874
Market Hill, Co Armagh,
16 December 1819
Died 13 October 1945,
Doncaster
1 March 1966,
Bramley
29 May 1921,
Sheffield
10 February 1860,
Hillesborough Barracks, Sheffield
Grave Arksey Cemetery, Doncaster Rotherham Crematorium Burngreave Cemetery, Sheffield Wardsend Cemetery, Sheffield
Location
of VC
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum, York Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
York & Lancaster Regiment Museum, Rotherham
Remarks None None None DCM

SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Name Arnold,
LOOSEMORE
Arthur Herbert,
PROCTER
Albert Edward
SHEPHERD
George Henry,
WYATT
Rank Sergeant Private Corporal Lance Sergeant
Force 8th Bn, Duke of Wellington's
( West Riding ) Regiment
5th Bn, King's ( Liverpool ) Regiment 12th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Bn, Coldstream Guards
VC won Langemarck, Belgium,
11 August 1917
Ficheux, France,
4 June 1916
Villers, Plouich, France,
20 November 1917
Landrecies, France,
25 - 26 August 1914
London Gaz 14 September 1917 5 August 1916 13 February 1918 18 November 1915
Born Sheffield,
7 June 1896
Bootle, Lancashire,
11 August 1890
Royston,
11 January 1897
Worcester, Worcestershire,
5 September 1886
Died 10 April 1924,
Stannington
26 January 1973,
Sheffield
23 October 1966,
Royston
22 January 1964,
Sprotborough, Near Doncaster
Grave All Saints Churchyard, Ecclesall, Sheffield City Road Crematorium, Sheffield
( ashes buried All Saints Chapel, Sheffield Cathedral )
Royston Cemetery Church of St John the Evangelist, Cadeby
Location
of VC
Not publicly held King's Regiment Museum, Liverpool Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London
Remarks DCM Later the Reverend Proctor None None

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