Colonel Frederick Tilston VC - The Essex Scottish Regiment, Canadian Infantry Corps

( Image courtesy RCMI Curator Ryan Goldsworthy )

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : TORONTO, ONTARIO - CANADA

Name William George,
BARKER		 Colin Fraser,
BARRON		 Hampden Zane Churchill,
COCKBURN		 Denis,
DEMPSEY
Rank Lieutenant Colonel Company Sergeant Major Major Private
Force 201 Squadron, Royal Air Force 3rd Bn ( 1st Central Ontario Regiment ), CEF Royal Canadian Dragoons 10th Regiment
( Lincolnshire Regiment )
VC won Over France,
27 October 1918		 Passchendaele, Belgium,
6 November 1917		 Komati River, 2nd Boer War,
7 November 1900		 Lucknow & Arra, Indian Mutiny,
12 August 1857
London Gaz 30 November 1918 11 January 1918 23 April 1901 17 February 1860
Born Dauphin, Manitoba,
3 November 1894		 Baldavie, Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland,
20 September 1895		 Toronto,
19 November 1867		 Rathmichael, Co Dublin, Ireland,
1826
Died 12 March 1930,
Ottawa ( from a flying accident )		 15 August 1958,
Toronto		 12 July 1913,
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan		 10 January 1886,
Toronto
Grave Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto Prospect Cemetery, Toronto
( image courtesy William Mullen )		 St James Cemetery, Toronto St Michael's Cemetery, Toronto
Location
of VC		 Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Upper Canada College, Toronto
Loan: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa		 Not publicly held
Remarks DSO & Bar, MC & 2 Bars None None None

TORONTO

Name Edward James Gibson,
HOLLAND		 George Fraser,
KERR		 Walter Leigh,
RAYFIELD		 George,
RICHARDSON
Rank Major Captain Captain Sergeant
Force Royal Canadian Dragoons 3rd Bn ( Toronto Regiment ), CEF 7th Bn ( 1st British Columbia ), CEF 34th Regiment
( Border Regiment )
VC won Komati River, 2nd Boer War,
7 November 1900		 Bourlon Wood, France,
27 September 1918		 Arras, France,
2 - 4 September 1918		 Kewane Trans-Gogra, Indian Mutiny,
27 April 1859
London Gaz 23 April 1901 6 January 1919 14 December 1918 11 November 1859
Born Ottawa,
2 February 1878		 Deseronto, Ontario,
8 June 1895		 Richmond, Surrey, England,
7 October 1881		 Derrylane, Co Cavan, Ireland,
1 August 1831
Died 18 June 1948,
Cobalt, Ontario		 8 December 1929,
Toronto		 19 February 1949,
Toronto		 28 January 1923,
London, Ontario
Grave St James Crematorium, Toronto Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto Prospect Cemetery, Toronto
( image courtesy William Mullen )		 Prospect Cemetery, Toronto
( image courtesy William Mullen )
Location
of VC		 Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Not publicly held
Remarks None MC & Bar, MM None None

TORONTO

Name Henry Howey,
ROBSON		 Frederick Albert,
TILSTON		 Joseph Harcourt,
TOMBS
Rank Private Hon Colonel Corporal
Force 2nd Bn, Royal Scots ( Lothian Regiment ) The Essex Scottish Regiment, Canadian Infantry Corps 1st Bn, King's ( Liverpool ) Regiment
VC won Petit Bois, Kemmel, France,
14 December 1914		 Hochwald Forest, Germany,
1 March 1945		 Rue du Bois, France,
16 May 1915
London Gaz 18 February 1915 22 May 1945 24 July 1915
Born South Shields, Co Durham, England,
27 May 1894		 Toronto,
11 June 1906		 Birmingham, England,
23 March 1887
Died 4 March 1964,
Toronto		 23 September 1992,
Toronto		 28 June 1966,
Toronto
Grave York Cemetery, Toronto Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto
Location
of VC		 Royal Scots Museum, Edinburgh Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto Royal Regiment of Canada Foundation
Remarks None None None

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