VC BURIALS IN FRANCE

Lance Corporal Leonard Keyworth VC - 24th ( County of London ) Bn, The London Regiment ( The Queen's ) T.F.

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN: FRANCE

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( F TO K )

Name Gordon Muriel,
FLOWERDEW Samuel,
FORSYTH Alfred Edward,
GABY Albert,
GILL

Rank Lieutenant Sergeant Lieutenant Sergeant

Force Lord Strathcona's Horse, CEF New Zealand Engineers
att'd 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment 28th Bn, AIF 1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps

VC won Bois de Moreuil, France,
30 March 1918 Grevillers, France,
24 August 1918 Villers-Bretonneux, France,
8 August 1918 Delville Wood, France,
27 July 1916

London Gaz 24 April 1918 22 October 1918 30 October 1918 26 October 1916

Born Scole, Norfolk,
2 January 1885 Wellington,
3 April 1891 Scottsdale, Tasmania,
25 January 1892 Birmingham,
8 September 1879

Died 31 March 1918,
Bois de Moreuil, France 24 August 1918,
Grevillers, France 11 August 1918,
Villers-Bretonneux, France 27 July 1916,
Delville Wood, France

Grave Namps-au-Val British Cemetery Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont & Pys Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Tasmanian Museum, Hobart Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London

Remarks None None None None

Name	Gordon Muriel, FLOWERDEW	Samuel, FORSYTH	Alfred Edward, GABY	Albert, GILL
Rank	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Lieutenant	Sergeant
Force	Lord Strathcona's Horse, CEF	New Zealand Engineers att'd 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment	28th Bn, AIF	1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps
VC won	Bois de Moreuil, France, 30 March 1918	Grevillers, France, 24 August 1918	Villers-Bretonneux, France, 8 August 1918	Delville Wood, France, 27 July 1916
London Gaz	24 April 1918	22 October 1918	30 October 1918	26 October 1916
Born	Scole, Norfolk, 2 January 1885	Wellington, 3 April 1891	Scottsdale, Tasmania, 25 January 1892	Birmingham, 8 September 1879
Died	31 March 1918, Bois de Moreuil, France	24 August 1918, Grevillers, France	11 August 1918, Villers-Bretonneux, France	27 July 1916, Delville Wood, France
Grave	Namps-au-Val British Cemetery	Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont & Pys	Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres	Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Tasmanian Museum, Hobart	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks	None	None	None	None

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( F TO K )

Name John Edmund,
GOUGH John Leslie,
GREEN Theodore Bayley,
HARDY Thomas James,
HARRIS

Rank Brigadier General Captain The Reverend Sergeant

Force The Rifle Brigade Royal Army Medical Corps
att'd 5th Bn, Sherwood Foresters Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
att'd 8th Bn, Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Bn, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

VC won Daratoleh, Somaliland,
22 April 1903 Foncquevillers, France,
1 July 1916 Bucquoy, France,
5, 25 & 27 April 1918 Moriancourt, France,
9 August 1918

London Gaz 15 January 1904 5 August 1916 11 July 1918 22 October 1918

Born Muree, India ( Pakistan ),
25 October 1871 Buckden, Huntingdonshire,
4 December 1888 Exeter, Devon,
20 October 1863 Halling, Kent,
30 January 1892

Died 22 February 1915,
Estaires, France 1 July 1916,
Foncquevillers, France 18 October 1918,
In Hospital, Rouen, France 9 August 1918,
Moriancourt, France

Grave Estaires Communal Cemetery Foncquevillers Military Cemetery St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension

Location
of VC Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Museum of Military Medicine, Mytchett Royal Army Chaplains' Museum, Shrivenham Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum, Maidstone

Remarks KCB, CMG None DSO, MC MM

Name	John Edmund, GOUGH	John Leslie, GREEN	Theodore Bayley, HARDY	Thomas James, HARRIS
Rank	Brigadier General	Captain	The Reverend	Sergeant
Force	The Rifle Brigade	Royal Army Medical Corps att'd 5th Bn, Sherwood Foresters	Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class att'd 8th Bn, Lincolnshire Regiment	6th Bn, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
VC won	Daratoleh, Somaliland, 22 April 1903	Foncquevillers, France, 1 July 1916	Bucquoy, France, 5, 25 & 27 April 1918	Moriancourt, France, 9 August 1918
London Gaz	15 January 1904	5 August 1916	11 July 1918	22 October 1918
Born	Muree, India ( Pakistan ), 25 October 1871	Buckden, Huntingdonshire, 4 December 1888	Exeter, Devon, 20 October 1863	Halling, Kent, 30 January 1892
Died	22 February 1915, Estaires, France	1 July 1916, Foncquevillers, France	18 October 1918, In Hospital, Rouen, France	9 August 1918, Moriancourt, France
Grave	Estaires Communal Cemetery	Foncquevillers Military Cemetery	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Location of VC	Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester	Museum of Military Medicine, Mytchett	Royal Army Chaplains' Museum, Shrivenham	Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum, Maidstone
Remarks	KCB, CMG	None	DSO, MC	MM

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( F TO K )

Name Arthur,
HENDERSON William Edgar,
HOLMES Samuel Lewis,
HONEY Harold,
JACKSON

Rank Captain Guardsman Lieutenant Sergeant

Force 4th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Bn, Grenadier Guards 78th Bn ( Winnipeg Grenadiers ), CEF 7th Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment

VC won Fontaine-les-Croisilles, France,
23 April 1917 Cattenieres, France,
9 October 1918 Bourlon Wood, France,
27 September 1918 Hermies, France,
22 March 1918

London Gaz 5 July 1917 26 December 1918 6 January 1919 8 May 1918

Born Paisley, Renfrewshire,
6 May 1893 Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire,
26 June 1895 Conn, Ontario,
9 February 1894 Kirton, Lincolnshire,
31 May 1892

Died 24 April 1917,
Fontaine-les-Croisilles, France 9 October 1918,
Cattenieres, France 30 September 1918,
Bourlon Wood, France 24 August 1918,
Thiepval, Somme, France

Grave Cojeul British Cemetery, St Martin-sur-Cojeul Carnieres Communal Cemetery Extension Queant Communal Cemetery AIF Burial Ground, Glas Lane, Flers

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Not publicly held

Remarks MC None DCM, MM None

Name	Arthur, HENDERSON	William Edgar, HOLMES	Samuel Lewis, HONEY	Harold, JACKSON
Rank	Captain	Guardsman	Lieutenant	Sergeant
Force	4th Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders	2nd Bn, Grenadier Guards	78th Bn ( Winnipeg Grenadiers ), CEF	7th Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment
VC won	Fontaine-les-Croisilles, France, 23 April 1917	Cattenieres, France, 9 October 1918	Bourlon Wood, France, 27 September 1918	Hermies, France, 22 March 1918
London Gaz	5 July 1917	26 December 1918	6 January 1919	8 May 1918
Born	Paisley, Renfrewshire, 6 May 1893	Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire, 26 June 1895	Conn, Ontario, 9 February 1894	Kirton, Lincolnshire, 31 May 1892
Died	24 April 1917, Fontaine-les-Croisilles, France	9 October 1918, Cattenieres, France	30 September 1918, Bourlon Wood, France	24 August 1918, Thiepval, Somme, France
Grave	Cojeul British Cemetery, St Martin-sur-Cojeul	Carnieres Communal Cemetery Extension	Queant Communal Cemetery	AIF Burial Ground, Glas Lane, Flers
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London	Canadian War Museum, Ottawa	Not publicly held
Remarks	MC	None	DCM, MM	None

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( F TO K )

Name Thomas Norman,
JACKSON David,
JONES Joseph,
KAEBLE Leonard James,
KEYWORTH

Rank Lance Corporal Sergeant Corporal Corporal

Force 1st Bn, Coldstream Guards 12th Bn, King's ( Liverpool ) Regiment 22nd Bn ( Canadien Francais ), CEF 24th ( County of London ) Bn, The London Regiment

VC won Graincourt, France,
27 September 1918 Guillemont, Somme, France,
3 September 1916 Neuville-Vitasse, France,
8 - 9 June 1918 Givenchy, France,
25 - 26 May 1915

London Gaz 27 November 1918 26 October 1916 16 September 1918 3 July 1915

Born Swinton, Yorkshire,
11 February 1897 Liverpool,
10 January 1891 St Moise, Quebec,
5 May 1893 Lincoln, Lincolnshire,
12 April 1893

Died 27 September 1918,
Graincourt, France 7 October 1916,
Guedecourt, Somme, France 9 June 1918,
Neuville-Vitasse, France 19 October 1915,
In Hospital, Abbeville, France

Grave Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, Graincourt-les-Havrincourt Bancourt British Cemetery Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension Abbeville Communal Cemetery

Location
of VC Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Museum of Liverpool Royal 22e Regiment Museum, Quebec City Surrey Infantry Museum, Woking

Remarks None None MM None

Name	Thomas Norman, JACKSON	David, JONES	Joseph, KAEBLE	Leonard James, KEYWORTH
Rank	Lance Corporal	Sergeant	Corporal	Corporal
Force	1st Bn, Coldstream Guards	12th Bn, King's ( Liverpool ) Regiment	22nd Bn ( Canadien Francais ), CEF	24th ( County of London ) Bn, The London Regiment
VC won	Graincourt, France, 27 September 1918	Guillemont, Somme, France, 3 September 1916	Neuville-Vitasse, France, 8 - 9 June 1918	Givenchy, France, 25 - 26 May 1915
London Gaz	27 November 1918	26 October 1916	16 September 1918	3 July 1915
Born	Swinton, Yorkshire, 11 February 1897	Liverpool, 10 January 1891	St Moise, Quebec, 5 May 1893	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 12 April 1893
Died	27 September 1918, Graincourt, France	7 October 1916, Guedecourt, Somme, France	9 June 1918, Neuville-Vitasse, France	19 October 1915, In Hospital, Abbeville, France
Grave	Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, Graincourt-les-Havrincourt	Bancourt British Cemetery	Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension	Abbeville Communal Cemetery
Location of VC	Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London	Museum of Liverpool	Royal 22e Regiment Museum, Quebec City	Surrey Infantry Museum, Woking
Remarks	None	None	MM	None

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( F TO K )

Name Arthur Forbes Gordon,
KILBY James,
KIRK Arthur George,
KNIGHT

Rank Captain 2nd Lieutenant Sergeant

Force 2nd Bn, South Staffordshire Regiment 10th Bn ( att'd 2nd Bn ), Manchester Regiment 10th Bn ( Canadians ), CEF

VC won Cuinchy, France,
25 September 1915 Oise Canal, Ors, France,
4 November 1918 Cagnicourt, France,
2 September 1918

London Gaz 30 March 1916 6 January 1919 15 November 1918

Born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
3 February 1885 Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire,
27 January 1897 Haywards Heath, West Sussex,
26 June 1886

Died 25 September 1915,
La Basse Canal, France 4 November 1918,
Oise Canal, Ors, France 3 September 1918,
In Hospital, Hendescourt, France

Grave Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt Ors Communal Cemetery Dominion Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Galllery
Imperial War Museum, London Military Medal Museum, San Jose, California Glenbow Museum, Calgary

Remarks MC None None

Name	Arthur Forbes Gordon, KILBY	James, KIRK	Arthur George, KNIGHT
Rank	Captain	2nd Lieutenant	Sergeant
Force	2nd Bn, South Staffordshire Regiment	10th Bn ( att'd 2nd Bn ), Manchester Regiment	10th Bn ( Canadians ), CEF
VC won	Cuinchy, France, 25 September 1915	Oise Canal, Ors, France, 4 November 1918	Cagnicourt, France, 2 September 1918
London Gaz	30 March 1916	6 January 1919	15 November 1918
Born	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 3 February 1885	Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, 27 January 1897	Haywards Heath, West Sussex, 26 June 1886
Died	25 September 1915, La Basse Canal, France	4 November 1918, Oise Canal, Ors, France	3 September 1918, In Hospital, Hendescourt, France
Grave	Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt	Ors Communal Cemetery	Dominion Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Galllery Imperial War Museum, London	Military Medal Museum, San Jose, California	Glenbow Museum, Calgary
Remarks	MC	None	None

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