VICTORIA CROSS BURIALS IN GERMANY

Major Charles Yate VC - 2nd Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN: GERMANY

Name Edward Colquhon,
CHARLTON Neville Bowes,
ELLIOTT-COOPER Julian Royds,
GRIBBLE Ian Oswald,
LIDDELL

Rank Guardsman Lieutenant-Colonel Captain Captain

Force 2nd Bn, Irish Guards Comd 8th Bn, Royal Fusiliers 10th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Bn, Coldstream Guards

VC won Wistedt, Germany,
21 April 1945 Near Cambrai, France,
30 November 1917 Hermies Ridge, France,
23 March 1918 Lingen, Germany,
3 April 1945

London Gaz 2 May 1945 13 February 1918 28 June 1918 7 June 1945

Born Rowlands Gill, Co Durham,
15 June 1920 London,
22 January 1889 London,
5 January 1897 Shanghai, China,
19 October 1919

Died 21 April 1945,
POW Camp, Bremervorde 11 February 1918,
POW Camp, Hannover 25 November 1918,
POW Camp, Kassel 21 April 1945,
Rothenburg

Grave Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau Hamburg ( Ohlsdorf ) Cemetery Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassell Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau

Location
of VC Irish Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Royal Fusiliers Museum, Tower-of-London Believed desroyed in a fire Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London

Remarks None DSO, MC None None

Name	Edward Colquhon, CHARLTON	Neville Bowes, ELLIOTT-COOPER	Julian Royds, GRIBBLE	Ian Oswald, LIDDELL
Rank	Guardsman	Lieutenant-Colonel	Captain	Captain
Force	2nd Bn, Irish Guards	Comd 8th Bn, Royal Fusiliers	10th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment	5th Bn, Coldstream Guards
VC won	Wistedt, Germany, 21 April 1945	Near Cambrai, France, 30 November 1917	Hermies Ridge, France, 23 March 1918	Lingen, Germany, 3 April 1945
London Gaz	2 May 1945	13 February 1918	28 June 1918	7 June 1945
Born	Rowlands Gill, Co Durham, 15 June 1920	London, 22 January 1889	London, 5 January 1897	Shanghai, China, 19 October 1919
Died	21 April 1945, POW Camp, Bremervorde	11 February 1918, POW Camp, Hannover	25 November 1918, POW Camp, Kassel	21 April 1945, Rothenburg
Grave	Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau	Hamburg ( Ohlsdorf ) Cemetery	Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassell	Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau
Location of VC	Irish Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London	Royal Fusiliers Museum, Tower-of-London	Believed desroyed in a fire	Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London
Remarks	None	DSO, MC	None	None

GERMANY

Name Robert Anthony Maurice,
PALMER James,
STOKES James Allen,
WARD Charles Allix Lavington,
YATE

Rank Squadron Leader Private Sergeant Major

Force 109 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 2nd Bn, King's Shropshire Light Infantry RNZAF ( att'd 75 Squadron RAF ) 2nd Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

VC won Over Germany,
23 December 1944 Kervenheim, Germany,
1 March 1945 Over The Netherlands,
7 July 1941 Le Cateau, France,
26 August 1914

London Gaz 23 March 1945 17 April 1945 5 August 1941 25 November 1914

Born Gillingham, Kent,
7 July 1920 Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire,
6 February 1915 Wellington, New Zealand,
14 June 1919 Madeley, Shropshire,
14 March 1872

Died 23 December 1944,
Over Cologne 1 March 1945,
Kervenheim 15 September 1941,
over Hamburg 20 September 1914,
POW Camp, Torgau, Nr Berlin *

Grave Rheinberg War Cemetery Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nr Kleve Hamburg ( Ohlsdorf ) Cemetery Berlin South West Cemetery, Stahsdorf

Location
of VC Not publicly held Not publicly held Auckland War Memorial Museum King's Own Yorkshire LI Museum, Doncaster

Remarks DFC & Bar None None * Shot during his third escape bid.

Name	Robert Anthony Maurice, PALMER	James, STOKES	James Allen, WARD	Charles Allix Lavington, YATE
Rank	Squadron Leader	Private	Sergeant	Major
Force	109 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	2nd Bn, King's Shropshire Light Infantry	RNZAF ( att'd 75 Squadron RAF )	2nd Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
VC won	Over Germany, 23 December 1944	Kervenheim, Germany, 1 March 1945	Over The Netherlands, 7 July 1941	Le Cateau, France, 26 August 1914
London Gaz	23 March 1945	17 April 1945	5 August 1941	25 November 1914
Born	Gillingham, Kent, 7 July 1920	Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 6 February 1915	Wellington, New Zealand, 14 June 1919	Madeley, Shropshire, 14 March 1872
Died	23 December 1944, Over Cologne	1 March 1945, Kervenheim	15 September 1941, over Hamburg	20 September 1914, POW Camp, Torgau, Nr Berlin *
Grave	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nr Kleve	Hamburg ( Ohlsdorf ) Cemetery	Berlin South West Cemetery, Stahsdorf
Location of VC	Not publicly held	Not publicly held	Auckland War Memorial Museum	King's Own Yorkshire LI Museum, Doncaster
Remarks	DFC & Bar	None	None	* Shot during his third escape bid.

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