Private Abraham Acton VC - 2nd Bn, Border Regiment


NAMES OF VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS ON THE:
LE TOURET MEMORIAL, FRANCE

Name Abraham,
ACTON
William,
ANDERSON
Edward,
BARBER
Jacob,
RIVERS
Rank Private Corporal Private Private
Force 2nd Bn, Border Regiment 2nd Bn, Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn, Grenadier Guards 1st Bn, Sherwood Foresters
VC won Rouges Bancs, France,
21 December 1914
Neuve Chapelle, France,
12 March 1915
Neuve Chapelle, France,
12 March 1915
Neuve Chapelle, France,
12 March 1915
London Gaz 18 February 1915 22 May 1915 19 April 1915 28 April 1915
Born Whitehaven, Cumbria,
17 December 1892
Dallas, Morayshire,
November 1884
Tring, Hertfordshire,
10 June 1893
Derby, Derbyshire,
17 November 1881
Died 16 May 1915,
Festubert, France
13 March 1915,
Neuve Chapelle, France
12 March 1915,
Neuve Chapelle, France
12 March 1915,
Neuve Chapelle, France
Grave No known grave
Name on the Le Touret Memorial
No known grave
Name on the Le Touret Memorial
No known grave
Name on the Le Touret Memorial
No known grave
Name on the Le Touret Memorial
Location
of VC
The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, Cumbria Green Howards Museum, Richmond Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Sherwood Foresters Museum, Nottingham
Remarks None None None None

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