Group Captain Lionel Rees VC, OBE, MC, AFC - Royal Regiment of Artillery & 32 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps

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IN: CARIBBEAN

BAHAMAS BELIZE BERMUDA JAMAICA

BAHAMAS / BELIZE / BERMUDA

Name Lionel Wilmot Brabazon,
REES		 Samuel,
HODGE		 George McKenzie,
SAMSON
Rank Group Captain Lance-Corporal Petty Officer
Force Royal Regiment of Artillery
& 32 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps		 4th Bn, West India Regiment Royal Naval Reserve
VC won Over France,
1 July 1916		 Gambia River, West Africa,
30 June 1866		 Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, Turkey,
25 April 1915 *
London Gaz 5 August 1916 4 January 1867 16 August 1915
Born Caernarfon, Gwynedd,
31 July 1884		 Tortola, Virgin Islands,
c.1840		 Carnoustie, Angus,
7 January 1889
Died 28 September 1955,
Nassau, Bahamas		 14 January 1868,
Belize City, Honduras ( now Belize )		 23 February 1923,
Died on SS Stromlus, Gulf of Mexico, from pneumonia*
Grave Nassau War Cemetery, Bahamas Belize Military Cemetery
( grave not marked )		 St George's Methodist Cemetery ( Military Section ), Bermuda
Location
of VC		 Lord Ashcroft Victoria Cross Collection Not publicly held Lord Ashcroft Victoria Cross Collection
Remarks OBE, MC, AFC None * Gallipoli landings from SS River Clyde

JAMAICA

Name William James,
GORDON		 Ambrose,
MADDEN

Rank Sergeant Lieutenant

Force 1st Bn, West India Regiment 41st Regiment
( Welch Regiment )

VC won Toniataba, West Africa,
13 March 1892		 Inkermann, Crimea,
26 October 1854

London Gaz 9 December 1892
 24 February 1857

Born Jamaica, West Indies,
19 May 1864		 Cork, Ireland,
1820

Died 15 August 1922,
Jamaica		 1 January 1863,
Jamaica

Grave Up Park Military Camp Cemetery Burial location not known within Jamaica

Location
of VC		 Jamaica Defence Force Museum, Kingston Welch Regiment Museum, Brecon

Remarks None None

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