Major General Sir Howard Elphinstone VC KCB CMG - Corps of Royal Engineers

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN: PEOPLES' DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN

Name William John,
ENGLISH


Rank Lieutenant-Colonel


Force 2nd Scottish Horse


VC won Vlakfontein, 2nd Boer War,
3 July 1901


London Gaz 4 October 1901


Born Cork, Ireland,
6 October 1882


Died 4 July 1941,
aboard ship off Egypt *


Grave Ma'ala Cemetery, Yemen


Location
of VC		 Not publicly held


Remarks * Serving with Royal Ulster Rifles


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