Able Seaman Joseph Trewavas VC CGM - Royal Navy

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF : GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Name Angus,
BUCHANAN		 John Vaughan,
CAMPBELL		 James Power,
CARNE		 Alfred Francis Blakeney,
CARPENTER
Rank T / Captain Brigadier-General Colonel Vice-Admiral
Force 4th Bn The South Wales Borderers Comd 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards 1st Bn The Gloucestershire Regiment Royal Navy
VC won Falauiyah Lines, Mesopotamia,
5 April 1916		 Ginchy, Somme, France,
15 September 1916		 Imjin River, Korea,
22-23 April 1951		 Zeebrugge, Belgium,
22-23 April 1918
London Gaz 26 September 1916 26 October 1916 27 October 1953 23 July 1918
Born Coleford,
11 August 1894		 London,
31 October 1876		 Falmouth, Cornwall,
11 April 1906		 Barnes, SW London,
17 September 1881
Died 1 March 1944,
Gloucester		 21 May 1944,
Woodchester		 19 April 1986,
Cheltenham		 27 December 1955,
Nr. Lydney
Grave Coleford Cemetery Churchyard Cheltenham Crematorium Cheltenham Crematorium
( Cranham Churchyard - Headstone )		 Gloucester Crematorium
Location
of VC		 South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Gloucestershire Regiment Museum, Gloucester Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks MC CMG DSO DSO Elected by ballot

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Name Frederic Brooks,
DUGDALE		 James,
FORBES-ROBERTSON		 Thomas de Courcy,
HAMILTON		 William Henry,
HEWITT
Rank Lieutenant Brigadier-General Major-General Major
Force 5th Lancers ( Royal Irish ) Comd 1st Bn The Border Regiment 68th Regiment
( Durham Light Infantry )		 2nd South African Light Infantry
VC won Derby, 2nd Boer War,
3 March 1901		 Vieux Bertuin, France,
11-12 April 1918		 Sebastopol, Crimea,
11 May 1855		 Ypres, Belgium,
20 September 1917
London Gaz 17 September 1901 22 May 1918 24 February 1857 26 November 1917
Born Burnley, Lancashire,
21 October 1877		 Strathpeffer, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,
7 July 1884		 Stranraer, Scotland,
20 July 1825		 Copdock, Suffolk,
19 June 1884
Died 13 November 1902,
Riding with North Cotswold Hounds		 5 August 1955,
Bourton-on-the-Water		 3 March 1908,
Cheltenham		 7 December 1966,
Cheltenham
Grave St James' Churchyard, Longborough Cheltenham Cemetery Cheltenham Cemetery Cheltenham Crematorium
Location
of VC		 Queen's Royal Lancers Museum, Belvoir Castle Not publicly held Not publicly held Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks Died as a result of a hunting accident DSO & Bar MC None None

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Name Alfred Henry,
HOOK		 The Hon Alexander Gore,
HORE-RUTHVEN		 John Simpson,
KNOX		 Henry,
LYSONS
Rank Sergeant Brigadier-General Brevet Major Colonel
Force 24th Regiment
( South Wales Borderers )		 The Highland Light Infantry Scots Fusilier Guards
& 2nd Bn, The Rifle Brigade		 The Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles )
VC won Rorke's Drift, Natal,
22-23 January 1879		 Gedarif, Sudanese War,
22 September 1898		 Alma & Sebastopol, Crimea,
20 September 1854		 Zlobane Mountain, Zululand,
28 March 1879
London Gaz 2 May 1879 26 February 1899 24 February 1857 5 April 1882
Born Alney,
6 August 1850		 Windsor, Berkshire,
6 July 1872		 Glasgow,
30 September 1828		 Morden, Surrey,
13 July 1858
Died 12 March 1905,
Gloucester		 2 May 1955,
Shipton Moyne		 8 January 1897,
Cheltenham		 24 July 1907,
Marylebone, Central London
Grave St Andrew's Churchyard, Churcham Church of St John the Baptist Churchyard, Shipton Moyne Cheltenham Cemetery St Peter's Churchyard, Rodmarton
Location
of VC		 South Wales Borderers Museum, Brecon Not publicly held Not publicly held Cameronians Museum, Hamilton
Remarks None Later The Earl of Gowrie None CB

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Name William George Nicholas,
MANLEY		 Sir Percival Scrope,
MARLING		 William Fraser,
MCDONELL		 Francis George,
MILES
Rank Surgeon General Colonel Mr. Private
Force Royal Regiment of Artillery The King's Royal Rifle Corps
att'd Mounted Infantry		 Bengal Civil Service 1 / 5th Bn The Gloucestershire Regiment
VC won Tauranga, New Zealand,
29 April 1864		 Mahdi Rebellion, Sudan,
13 March 1884		 Arrah, Indian Mutiny,
30 July 1857		 Bois de l'Evique, France,
23 October 1918
London Gaz 22 September 1864 21 May 1884 17 February 1860 6 January 1919
Born Dublin,
17 December 1831		 Stroud,
6 March 1861		 Cheltenham,
17 December 1829		 Clearwell Village,
9 July 1896
Died 16 November 1901,
Cheltenham		 29 May 1936,
Stroud		 31 July 1894,
Cheltenham		 8 November 1961,
Clearwell
Grave Cheltenham Cemetery All Saints Church ( Vault ), Selsley St Peter's Churchyard, Leckhampton St Peter's Churchyard, Clearwell
( new headstone May 2004 )
Location
of VC		 Not publicly held Not publicly held Not publicly held Not publicly held
Remarks CB CB None None

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Name Richard Raymond,
WILLIS


Rank Major


Force 1st Bn The Lancashire Fusiliers


VC won Gallipoli,Turkey,
25 April 1915 *


London Gaz 24 August 1915


Born Woking, Surrey,
13 October 1876


Died 9 February 1966,
Cheltenham


Grave Cheltenham Crematorium


Location
of VC		 Imperial War Museum - North, Manchester


Remarks * Elected by the regiment
Last of the "Six VCs Before Breakfast"


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