Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis VC - 6th Bn, Green Howards

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF : YORKSHIRE - EAST & NORTH

EAST YORKSHIRE NORTH YORKSHIRE

EAST YORKSHIRE

Name John,
CUNNINGHAM		 George,
SYMONS

Rank Private Captain

Force 12th Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment Royal Regiment of Artillery
( later 5th Bn, Military Train )

VC won Hebuterne, Somme, France,
13 November 1916		 Sebastopol, Crimea,
6 June 1855

London Gaz 13 January 1917 1 December 1857

Born Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire,
28 June 1897		 South Hill, Cornwall,
18 March 1826

Died 21 February 1941,
Kingston-upon-Hull		 18 November 1871,
Bridlington

Grave Western Cemetery, Hull
( name on family plot headstone )		 Bridlington Priory Churchyard
( no headstone )

Location
of VC		 Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum, York HQ RLC Officers' Mess, Camberley

Remarks None None

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Name Edward,
COOPER		 Tom,
DRESSER		 Frederick William,
HEDGES		 Alan Richard,
HILL-WALKER
Rank Major Private T / Lieutenant Major
Force 12th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Bn, Yorkshire Regiment Bedfordshire Regiment
attd 6th Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment		 2nd Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment
VC won Langemarck, Belgium,
16 August 1917		 Roeux, France,
12 May 1917		 Bousies, France,
24 October 1918		 Laing's Nek, 1st Boer War,
28 January 1881
London Gaz 14 September 1917 27 June 1917 31 January 1919 14 March 1882
Born Stockton-on-Tees,
4 May 1896		 Huby, near Easingwold,
6 April 1891		 Umballa, India,
22 November 1896		 Northallerton,
12 July 1859
Died 19 August 1985,
Stockton-on-Tees		 9 April 1982,
Middlesbrough		 29 May 1954,
Harrogate		 21 April 1944,
Thirsk
Grave Teeside Crematorium, Middlesbrough Thorntree Cemetery, Middlesbrough Stonefall Crematorium, Harrogate St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Maunby
Location
of VC		 Preston Hall Museum, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees Green Howards Museum, Richmond Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment Museum, Luton Not publicly held
Remarks None None None None

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Name Stanley Elton,
HOLLIS		 Richard Douglas,
SANDFORD		 James Alexander,
SMITH		 Thomas,
WILKINSON
Rank Company Sergeant Major Lieutenant Private Bombardier
Force 6th Bn, Green Howards Royal Navy ( HM Submarine C-3 ) 3rd Bn ( att'd 2nd Bn ), Border Regiment Royal Marine Artillery
VC won Normandy, D-Day Landings,
6 June 1944		 Raid on Zeebrugge, Belgium,
22-23 April 1918		 Rouges Banc, France,
21 December 1914		 Sebastopol, Crimea,
7 June 1855
London Gaz 17 August 1944 23 July 1918 18 February 1915 24 February 1857
Born Middlesbrough,
21 September 1921		 Exmouth, Devon,
11 May 1891		 Workington, Cumberland,
5 January 1881		 York,
1831
Died 8 February 1972,
Loftus, Yorkshire		 23 November 1918,
Grangetown, Yorkshire		 21 May 1968,
Middlesbrough		 22 September 1887,
York
Grave Acklam Cemetery, Middlesbrough Eston Cemetery Acklan Crematorium, Middlesbrough York Cemetery
Location
of VC		 Green Howards Museum, Richmond Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon Border Regiment Museum, Carlisle Royal Marine Museum, Southsea
Remarks None None None None

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