VICTORIA CROSS BURIALS IN SOUTH WEST LONDON

Gunner James Collis VC - Royal Horse Artillery

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : SOUTH WEST LONDON

Name Ernest Wright,
ALEXANDER Spencer John,
BENT William Ewart,
BOULTER James,
COLLIS

Rank Major General Regimental Sergeant Major Lieutenant Gunner

Force 119th Bty, Royal Field Artillery 1st Bn, East Lancashire Regiment 6th Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

VC won Elouges, Belgium,
24 August 1914 Le Gheer, Belgium,
1-2 November 1914 Trones Wood, Somme, France,
14 July 1916 Maiwand, Afghan War,
28 July 1880

London Gaz 18 February 1915 9 December 1914 26 October 1916 16 May 1881

Born Liverpool,
2 October 1870 Stowmarket, Suffolk,
19 March 1891 Wigston, Leicestershire,
14 October 1892 Cambridge,
19 April 1856

Died 25 August 1934,
Kingsbridge, Devon 3 May 1977,
Hackney, E London 1 June 1955,
In a London Hospital 28 June 1918,
Battersea, SW London

Grave Putney Vale Crematorium and Cemetery West Norwood Crematorium Putney Vale Crematorium Wandsworth Cemetery

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Northamptonshire Regiment Museum, Northampton Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London

Remarks CB CMG MM None None

Name	Ernest Wright, ALEXANDER	Spencer John, BENT	William Ewart, BOULTER	James, COLLIS
Rank	Major General	Regimental Sergeant Major	Lieutenant	Gunner
Force	119th Bty, Royal Field Artillery	1st Bn, East Lancashire Regiment	6th Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment	Royal Horse Artillery
VC won	Elouges, Belgium, 24 August 1914	Le Gheer, Belgium, 1-2 November 1914	Trones Wood, Somme, France, 14 July 1916	Maiwand, Afghan War, 28 July 1880
London Gaz	18 February 1915	9 December 1914	26 October 1916	16 May 1881
Born	Liverpool, 2 October 1870	Stowmarket, Suffolk, 19 March 1891	Wigston, Leicestershire, 14 October 1892	Cambridge, 19 April 1856
Died	25 August 1934, Kingsbridge, Devon	3 May 1977, Hackney, E London	1 June 1955, In a London Hospital	28 June 1918, Battersea, SW London
Grave	Putney Vale Crematorium and Cemetery	West Norwood Crematorium	Putney Vale Crematorium	Wandsworth Cemetery
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Northamptonshire Regiment Museum, Northampton	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks	CB CMG	MM	None	None

SOUTH WEST LONDON

Name Harry,
GREENWOOD Reginald Frederick Johnson,
HAYWARD Alfred Joseph,
RICHARDS Harry Norton,
SCHOFIELD

Rank A/Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Sergeant Lieutenant-Colonel

Force Comd 9th Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment 1st Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers Royal Field Artillery

VC won Ovillers, France,
23-24 October 1918 Frenicourt, France,
21-22 March 1918 'W' Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli,
25 April 1915 * Colenso, 2nd Boer War,
15 December 1899

London Gaz 26 December 1918 24 April 1918 24 August 1915 30 August 1901

Born Windsor, Berkshire,
25 November 1881 Swartberg, East Griqualand, South Africa,
17 June 1881 Plymouth, Devon,
21 June 1879 Manchester,
29 January 1865

Died 5 May 1948,
Wimbledon, SW London 17 January 1970,
Chelsea, SW London 21 May 1953,
Southfields, SW London 10 October 1931,
Connaught Gardens, SW London

Grave Putney Vale Cemetery Putney Vale Crematorium Putney Vale Cemetery Putney Vale Cemetery

Location
of VC King's Own Yorkshire LI Museum, Doncaster The Rifles ( Berkshire & Wiltshire ) Museum, Salisbury Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London

Remarks DSO & Bar OBE MC MC & Bar * Elected by the regiment
One of the "6 VCs before breakfast" None

Name	Harry, GREENWOOD	Reginald Frederick Johnson, HAYWARD	Alfred Joseph, RICHARDS	Harry Norton, SCHOFIELD
Rank	A/Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Sergeant	Lieutenant-Colonel
Force	Comd 9th Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	1st Bn, Wiltshire Regiment	1st Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers	Royal Field Artillery
VC won	Ovillers, France, 23-24 October 1918	Frenicourt, France, 21-22 March 1918	'W' Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 *	Colenso, 2nd Boer War, 15 December 1899
London Gaz	26 December 1918	24 April 1918	24 August 1915	30 August 1901
Born	Windsor, Berkshire, 25 November 1881	Swartberg, East Griqualand, South Africa, 17 June 1881	Plymouth, Devon, 21 June 1879	Manchester, 29 January 1865
Died	5 May 1948, Wimbledon, SW London	17 January 1970, Chelsea, SW London	21 May 1953, Southfields, SW London	10 October 1931, Connaught Gardens, SW London
Grave	Putney Vale Cemetery	Putney Vale Crematorium	Putney Vale Cemetery	Putney Vale Cemetery
Location of VC	King's Own Yorkshire LI Museum, Doncaster	The Rifles ( Berkshire & Wiltshire ) Museum, Salisbury	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks	DSO & Bar OBE MC	MC & Bar	* Elected by the regiment One of the "6 VCs before breakfast"	None

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