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Topic: LOOK UPs Offer - V.C. Holders (Read 3804 times)
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cheshiremog
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I have a series of books - by HW Wilson 'The Great War' in 13 volumes(written during and just after the Great War) and it is packed full of VC Holders photos and citations. I wondered if anyone would be interested in look ups
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cheshiremog
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The Victoria Cross came into being on 29th January 1856 under Royal Warranty and it is made from the bronze cannon captured during the Crimean War. The inscription you have seen (if it was 1800) must therefore stand for something else. As it was in a catholic church could it be Latin ? Was there a military connection with the burial that you know of ?
From the dictionary:
Vice Chairman
Vice Consul
Vice Chancellor
I would also post this question in the military area of the site - they may well know.
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cheshiremog
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Hi Certacito
I have checked through the index of my books and no mention found of an Ambrose Lennon or even a Lennon Ambrose as a Victoria Cross Holder. So it must in his case mean something else. Have you tried the military section they may well have been asked a similar question before. Please let me know if you find out - I would be very interested.
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cheshiremog
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Dear Certi,
Thanks for letting us know. Very interesting  Glad you found what you were looking for.
mog
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bcfcjjw
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Hi Cheshire, thanks for the offer, could you look for Samuel Wassall please he won the VC at isandlwana during the Zulu wars, i have read about him on wikepedia etc, i wonder if their was any pictures or information on him in the book. Thank you.
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cheshiremog
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Hi bcf
Sorry my book only gives VC's awarded in WW1
I notice on wikipedia that his medal is held at the South Staffordshire's Museum
maybe they would be able to help ?
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cheshiremog
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Hi Natalie
Apologies for the delay in replying but it has taken some time to get thus far:-
LE Barrett is not mentioned in the book I have -but I have been trying to look up up Anzac Ridge, Ypres in 1917 to find out more. It looks like this was the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) - see chronology below:-
http://www.worldwar1.com/tlindex.htm
The cwgc website says that on 26th Oct 1917 the battle weary Australians were joined by the Canadians.
See the cwgc site - from Home Page choose - histories- Ypres-Flanders-Third Ypres
http://www.cwgc.org
It looks like the Canadians got 3 VCs and 10 DCMs .In all Commonwealth troops gained 32 gallantry awards and 21 honours. Quite a record for one day. I do have details of the Canadian awards.
The photo link below shows the Australians at Anzac Ridge - taken on 26th Oct 1917
http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/E01055
I am assuming your grandad was Australian ?
I do not know what AFA stands for ?
How did you know he was at Anzac Ridge - have you seen a citation for his DCM?
Let me know if you want more info on the events of the day and the VCs won by the Canadians.
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Dancing Master
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There is an online site for the Vicrtoria Cross recipients.
http://www.victoriacross.co.uk/list_d.html
We actually have two both awarded in 1879 the same battle in the Zulu Wars.
WASSALL
WASSALL, Samuel. (reg No. 1277).
Private. 80th Regiment. *
London Gazetted on 17th June 1879.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Staffordshire Regimental Museum, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire. Born on 28th July 1856 at Aston, Warwickshire.
Died on 31st January 1927 at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
Memorials on grave at Barrow-in-Furness Cemetery, Lancs., and in the garrison church, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire. (A New Headstone was erected on the grave in 1986).
Digest of Citation reads:
On 22nd January 1879, Private Samuel Wassall, without concern for his own life, which was in imminent danger, rescued Private Westwood, a comrade of the 80th Regiment. The British and Native encampment at Isandhlwana, came under attack from 20,000 of King Cetswayo's Zulus. Private Wassall was retreating towards the Buffalo River, when he saw Private Westwood struggling, apparently drowning, in the river. Leaving his horse on the Zulu side of the river, he rescued his comrade from the fast-flowing water. Remounting his horse, he dragged Private Westwood across the river to safety under a hail of bullets from the Zulus.
* South Staffordshire Regiment.
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so maybe the V.C. is something to do with that?
