Commander Basil John Guy VC, DSO - Royal Navy ( Naval Brigade )

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

Name William,
COFFEY		 Fred,
GREAVES		 William,
GREGG		 Frank Crowther,
ROBERTS
Rank Sergeant Sergeant Company Sergeant-Major Major-General
Force 34th Regiment
( Border Regiment )		 9th Bn The Sherwood Foresters 13th Bn The Rifle Brigade Comd. 1st Bn The Worcestershire Regiment
VC won Sebastopol, Crimea,
29 March 1855		 Poelcapelle, Belgium,
4 October 1917		 Bucquoy, France,
8 May 1918		 Pargny, France,
22 March - 2 April 1918
London Gaz 24 February 1857 26 November 1917 28 June 1918 8 May 1918
Born Knocklong, Co Limerick, Ireland,
January 1829		 Killamarsh,
16 May 1890		 Heanor,
27 January 1890		 Highbury, Middlesex,
2 June 1891
Died 13 July 1875,
Chesterfield		 11 June 1973,
Brimington		 9 August 1969,
Heanor		 12 January 1982,
Stanhope Bretby
Grave Spittal Cemetery, Chesterfield
( headstone erected 1970 )		 Brimington Crematorium Heanor Crematorium Bretby Crematorium
Location
of VC		 Border Regiment Museum, Carlisle Sherwood Foresters Museum, Nottingham Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Worcestershire Regiment Museum, Worcester
Remarks DCM None DCM MM DSO MC OBE

DERBYSHIRE

Name Charles Edwin,
STONE		 Sir Henry,
WILMOT

Rank Bombardier Colonel

Force 83rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery 2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade

VC won Caponne Farm, France,
21 March 1918		 Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
11 March 1858

London Gaz 22 May 1918 24 December 1858

Born Ripley,
4 February 1889		 Chaddesden,
3 February 1831

Died 29 August 1952,
Derby		 7 April 1901
Bournemouth

Grave Belper Cemetery St Mary's Churchyard, Chaddesden

Location
of VC		 Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester

Remarks MM KCB

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