Born 11th July 1875 Died 14th February 1939 at is buried at Epsom
This plaque is at The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/henrydouglas2.htm
http://www.spock.com/Henry-Edward-Manning-Douglas...
This plaque is at the National Memorail Arboretum
Two links to have a look at. There are many more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Babtie
http://www.thevictoriacross.net/recipients/william_babtie.html
Born 8th June 1892 Died 27 August 1933
He made the rank of Major
This plaque can be seen at the RAMC section at The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
Have a look at this link, http://www.thevictoriacross.net/recipients/william_barnsley_allen.html
Google him and many...
Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the 6th Royal Berkshire Regiment died 11th August 1917 aged 40. Son of Edward Ackroyd, of Southport; husband of Mabel R. Ackroyd, of Link Lodge, Malvern Link. Buried at Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium.
Citation: An extract from "The...
An Arnhem VC
The story of how Captain Queripel won his VC is one of the better known tales of the battle:
By 1400 hrs on 19th of September the confusion and heavy casualties saw Captain Queripel acting as commander of a company comprising of the men of three parachute battalions. As they...
An early photo of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire V.C.
Leonard Cheshire was a hero during and after the war. He was a talented pilot who became the youngest Royal Air Force Group Captain at the age of 25. After the war, a dying man named Arthur Dykes who knew Leonard from the RAF asked for...
Born 8 Feb 1918, died 21 November 1941. A twin, he was born, brought up and schooled at Openshaw, Manchester.
Citation for the Victoria Cross
On the 21st November, 1941, during the attack at Sidi Rezegh, North Africa, against a strong enemy position, the company to which Rifleman Beeley...
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