VC BURIALS

Lieutenant Robert Gray VC DSC - 841 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm ( RCNVR )

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PENNSYLVANIA / CALIFORNIA / RHODE ISLAND / ILLINOIS

Name Harold,
AUTEN Frederick George,
COPPINS Albert,
HILL Bellenden Seymour,
HUTCHESON

Rank Commander Corporal Private Captain

Force Royal Naval Reserve 8th Bn Manitoba Regiment, CEF 10th Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers Canadian Army Medical Corps, CEF

VC won English Channel,
30 July 1918 * Hackett Woods, Amiens, France,
9 August 1918 Delville Wood, Somme, France,
20 July 1916 Arras, France,
2 September 1918

London Gaz 14 September 1918 27 September 1918 26 September 1916 14 December 1918

Born Leatherhead, Surrey, England,
22 August 1891 London, England,
25 October 1889 Manchester, England,
24 May 1895 Mount Carmel, Illinois,
16 December 1883

Died 3 October 1964,
Bushkill, Pennsylvania 30 March 1963,
Livermore, California 17 February 1971,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 9 April 1954,
Cairo, Illinois

Grave Sandhill Cemetery, Bushkill
(family plot named Steele) Chapel of Chimes Crematorium, Oakland, California Highland Memorial Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island Rosehill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Illinois

Location
of VC Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon Fort York Amoury, Toronto

Remarks * HMS 'Stock Force' a 'Q' ship None None MC

Name	Harold, AUTEN	Frederick George, COPPINS	Albert, HILL	Bellenden Seymour, HUTCHESON
Rank	Commander	Corporal	Private	Captain
Force	Royal Naval Reserve	8th Bn Manitoba Regiment, CEF	10th Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers	Canadian Army Medical Corps, CEF
VC won	English Channel, 30 July 1918 *	Hackett Woods, Amiens, France, 9 August 1918	Delville Wood, Somme, France, 20 July 1916	Arras, France, 2 September 1918
London Gaz	14 September 1918	27 September 1918	26 September 1916	14 December 1918
Born	Leatherhead, Surrey, England, 22 August 1891	London, England, 25 October 1889	Manchester, England, 24 May 1895	Mount Carmel, Illinois, 16 December 1883
Died	3 October 1964, Bushkill, Pennsylvania	30 March 1963, Livermore, California	17 February 1971, Pawtucket, Rhode Island	9 April 1954, Cairo, Illinois
Grave	Sandhill Cemetery, Bushkill (family plot named Steele)	Chapel of Chimes Crematorium, Oakland, California	Highland Memorial Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island	Rosehill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Illinois
Location of VC	Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg	Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Caernarfon	Fort York Amoury, Toronto
Remarks	* HMS 'Stock Force' a 'Q' ship	None	None	MC

MAINE / PENNSYLVANIA / MASSACHUSETTS / VIRGINIA

Name William Henry,
METCALF Thomas,
MURPHY William Henry,
SEELEY THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR
OF THE UNITED STATES

Rank Lance-Corporal Private Ordinary Seaman Unknown

Force 16th Bn Canadian Scottish Regiment, CEF 24th Regiment
( South Wales Borderers ) Royal Navy Unknown

VC won Arras, France,
2 September 1918 Little Andaman Island,
7 May 1867 Shimonoseki, Japan,
6 September 1864 Approved by the British Government,
26 October 1921

London Gaz 15 November 1918 17 December 1867 21 April 1865 Presented on 11 November 1921

Born Waite, Maine,
29 January 1894 Dublin, Ireland,
1839 Topsham, Maine,
1 May 1840 Unknown

Died 8 August 1968,
South Portland, Maine 23 March 1899,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 October 1914,
Dedham, Massachusetts Unknown

Grave Bayside Cemetery, Eastport, Maine Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Location
of VC Canadian Scottish Regiment Museum, Victoria, Canada Not publicly held Not publicly held Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Remarks MM & Bar None None None

Name	William Henry, METCALF	Thomas, MURPHY	William Henry, SEELEY	THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR OF THE UNITED STATES
Rank	Lance-Corporal	Private	Ordinary Seaman	Unknown
Force	16th Bn Canadian Scottish Regiment, CEF	24th Regiment ( South Wales Borderers )	Royal Navy	Unknown
VC won	Arras, France, 2 September 1918	Little Andaman Island, 7 May 1867	Shimonoseki, Japan, 6 September 1864	Approved by the British Government, 26 October 1921
London Gaz	15 November 1918	17 December 1867	21 April 1865	Presented on 11 November 1921
Born	Waite, Maine, 29 January 1894	Dublin, Ireland, 1839	Topsham, Maine, 1 May 1840	Unknown
Died	8 August 1968, South Portland, Maine	23 March 1899, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1 October 1914, Dedham, Massachusetts	Unknown
Grave	Bayside Cemetery, Eastport, Maine	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Massachusetts	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Location of VC	Canadian Scottish Regiment Museum, Victoria, Canada	Not publicly held	Not publicly held	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Remarks	MM & Bar	None	None	None

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