VICTORIA CROSS BURIALS IN FRANCE

Captain George Paton VC - 4th Bn, Grenadier Guards

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IN: FRANCE

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( N TO R )

Name Thomas,
NEELY David,
NELSON Henry James,
NICHOLAS Cecil Reginald,
NOBLE

Rank Lance Sergeant Major Sergeant Corporal

Force 8th Bn, King's Own ( Royal Lancaster ) Regiment 'L' Bty, Royal Horse Artillery 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, NZEF 2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade

VC won Flesquieres, France,
27 September 1918 Nery, France,
1 September 1914 Polderhoek, Belgium,
3 December 1917 Neuve Chapelle, France,
12 March 1915

London Gaz 14 December 1918 16 November 1914 11 January 1918 28 April 1915

Born Poulton-cum-Seacombe, Cheshire,
26 August 1897 Deraghland, Co Monaghan,
3 April 1886 Lincoln, Canterbury,
11 June 1891 Bournemouth, Dorset,
4 June 1891

Died 1 October 1918,
Romilly, France 8 April 1918,
Lillers, France 23 October 1918,
Le Quesnoy, France 13 March 1915,
Longuenesse, France

Grave Masnieres British Cemetery, Marcoing Lillers Communal Cemetery Vertigneul Churchyard, Romieres Longuenesse ( St Omer ) Souvenir Cemetery

Location
of VC Sold at auction Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Canterbury Museum, Christchurch Not publicly held

Remarks MM None MM None

Name	Thomas, NEELY	David, NELSON	Henry James, NICHOLAS	Cecil Reginald, NOBLE
Rank	Lance Sergeant	Major	Sergeant	Corporal
Force	8th Bn, King's Own ( Royal Lancaster ) Regiment	'L' Bty, Royal Horse Artillery	1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, NZEF	2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade
VC won	Flesquieres, France, 27 September 1918	Nery, France, 1 September 1914	Polderhoek, Belgium, 3 December 1917	Neuve Chapelle, France, 12 March 1915
London Gaz	14 December 1918	16 November 1914	11 January 1918	28 April 1915
Born	Poulton-cum-Seacombe, Cheshire, 26 August 1897	Deraghland, Co Monaghan, 3 April 1886	Lincoln, Canterbury, 11 June 1891	Bournemouth, Dorset, 4 June 1891
Died	1 October 1918, Romilly, France	8 April 1918, Lillers, France	23 October 1918, Le Quesnoy, France	13 March 1915, Longuenesse, France
Grave	Masnieres British Cemetery, Marcoing	Lillers Communal Cemetery	Vertigneul Churchyard, Romieres	Longuenesse ( St Omer ) Souvenir Cemetery
Location of VC	Sold at auction	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Canterbury Museum, Christchurch	Not publicly held
Remarks	MM	None	MM	None

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( N TO R )

Name John,
NORWOOD Claude Joseph Patrick,
NUNNEY Hardy Falconer,
PARSONS George Henry Tatham,
PATON

Rank Captain Private 2nd Lieutenant Captain

Force 5th Dragoon Guards 38th Bn ( Ottawa ), CEF 14th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment 4th Bn, Grenadier Guards

VC won Ladysmith, 2nd Boer War,
30 October 1899 Vitry-en-Artois, France,
1 - 2 September 1918 Epehy, France,
20 - 21 August 1917 Gonnelieu, France,
1 December 1917

London Gaz 20 July 1900 14 December 1918 17 October 1917 13 February 1918

Born Beckenham, Kent,
8 September 1876 St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex,
19 July 1892 Rishton, Lancashire,
13 June 1897 Innellan, Argyllshire,
3 October 1895

Died 8 September 1914,
Sablonniers, France 18 September 1918,
Vis-en-Artois, France 21 August 1917,
Epehy, France 1 December 1917,
Gonnelieu, France

Grave Sablonniers New Communal Cemetery Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery, British Extension

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Cornwall Armoury, Cornwall, Ontario Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, Gloucester Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London

Remarks None DCM, MM None MC

Name	John, NORWOOD	Claude Joseph Patrick, NUNNEY	Hardy Falconer, PARSONS	George Henry Tatham, PATON
Rank	Captain	Private	2nd Lieutenant	Captain
Force	5th Dragoon Guards	38th Bn ( Ottawa ), CEF	14th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment	4th Bn, Grenadier Guards
VC won	Ladysmith, 2nd Boer War, 30 October 1899	Vitry-en-Artois, France, 1 - 2 September 1918	Epehy, France, 20 - 21 August 1917	Gonnelieu, France, 1 December 1917
London Gaz	20 July 1900	14 December 1918	17 October 1917	13 February 1918
Born	Beckenham, Kent, 8 September 1876	St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, 19 July 1892	Rishton, Lancashire, 13 June 1897	Innellan, Argyllshire, 3 October 1895
Died	8 September 1914, Sablonniers, France	18 September 1918, Vis-en-Artois, France	21 August 1917, Epehy, France	1 December 1917, Gonnelieu, France
Grave	Sablonniers New Communal Cemetery	Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension	Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery	Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery, British Extension
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Cornwall Armoury, Cornwall, Ontario	Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, Gloucester	Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London
Remarks	None	DCM, MM	None	MC

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( N TO R )

Name John George,
PATTISON Charles,
POPE Harry Sherwood,
RANKEN Anketell, Moutray,
READ

Rank Private Lieutenant Captain Captain

Force 50th Bn ( Calgary ), CEF 11th Bn, AIF Royal Army Medical Corps
att'd 1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment

VC won Vimy Ridge, France,
10 April 1917 Louveral, France,
15 April 1917 Hauteavesnes, France,
19 - 20 September 1914 Lone Tree, Hulloch, France,
25 September 1915

London Gaz 2 August 1917 8 June 1917 16 November 1914 18 November 1915

Born Woolwich, London,
8 September 1875 Mile End, London,
5 March 1883 Govan, Glasgow,
3 September 1883 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
27 October 1884

Died 3 June 1917,
Lieven, France 15 April 1917,
Louveral, France 25 September 1914,
In hospital, Braine, France 25 September 1915,
Lone Tree, Hulloch, France

Grave La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension Braine Communal Cemetery Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos

Location
of VC Glenbow Museum, Calgary Australian War Memorial, Canberra Museum of Military Medicine, Mytchett Northamptonshire Regiment Museum, Northampton

Remarks None None None None

Name	John George, PATTISON	Charles, POPE	Harry Sherwood, RANKEN	Anketell, Moutray, READ
Rank	Private	Lieutenant	Captain	Captain
Force	50th Bn ( Calgary ), CEF	11th Bn, AIF	Royal Army Medical Corps att'd 1st Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps	1st Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment
VC won	Vimy Ridge, France, 10 April 1917	Louveral, France, 15 April 1917	Hauteavesnes, France, 19 - 20 September 1914	Lone Tree, Hulloch, France, 25 September 1915
London Gaz	2 August 1917	8 June 1917	16 November 1914	18 November 1915
Born	Woolwich, London, 8 September 1875	Mile End, London, 5 March 1883	Govan, Glasgow, 3 September 1883	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 27 October 1884
Died	3 June 1917, Lieven, France	15 April 1917, Louveral, France	25 September 1914, In hospital, Braine, France	25 September 1915, Lone Tree, Hulloch, France
Grave	La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy	Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension	Braine Communal Cemetery	Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos
Location of VC	Glenbow Museum, Calgary	Australian War Memorial, Canberra	Museum of Military Medicine, Mytchett	Northamptonshire Regiment Museum, Northampton
Remarks	None	None	None	None

VC BURIAL LOCATIONS IN FRANCE ( N TO R )

Name Douglas,
REYNOLDS John Harold,
RHODES James Cleland,
RICHARDSON

Rank Major Lance Sergeant Piper

Force 37th Bty, Royal Field Artillery 3rd Bn, Grenadier Guards 16th Bn ( Canadian Scottish ), CEF

VC won Le Cateau, France,
26 August 1914 Houthulst Forest, Belgium,
9 October 1917 Moval, Somme, France,
8 - 9 October 1916

London Gaz 16 November 1914 26 November 1917 22 October 1916

Born Clifton, Bristol,
20 September 1882 Packmoor, Staffordshire,
17 May 1891 Bellshill, Lanarkshire,
25 November 1895

Died 23 February 1916,
Le Tourquet, France 27 November 1917,
Fontaine Notre Dame, France 9 October 1916,
Regina Trench, Morval, France

Grave Etaples Military Cemetery Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manacourt Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont & Pys

Location
of VC Royal Artillery Museum
( A new museum is planned on Salisbury Plain ) Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Canadian War Museum, Ottawa

Remarks None DCM & Bar None

Name	Douglas, REYNOLDS	John Harold, RHODES	James Cleland, RICHARDSON
Rank	Major	Lance Sergeant	Piper
Force	37th Bty, Royal Field Artillery	3rd Bn, Grenadier Guards	16th Bn ( Canadian Scottish ), CEF
VC won	Le Cateau, France, 26 August 1914	Houthulst Forest, Belgium, 9 October 1917	Moval, Somme, France, 8 - 9 October 1916
London Gaz	16 November 1914	26 November 1917	22 October 1916
Born	Clifton, Bristol, 20 September 1882	Packmoor, Staffordshire, 17 May 1891	Bellshill, Lanarkshire, 25 November 1895
Died	23 February 1916, Le Tourquet, France	27 November 1917, Fontaine Notre Dame, France	9 October 1916, Regina Trench, Morval, France
Grave	Etaples Military Cemetery	Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manacourt	Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont & Pys
Location of VC	Royal Artillery Museum ( A new museum is planned on Salisbury Plain )	Grenadier Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London	Canadian War Museum, Ottawa
Remarks	None	DCM & Bar	None

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