Bell, Frederick William b. April 3, 1875 d. April 28, 1954 Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Perth, Australia, he served as a Lieutenant in the 6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry. On May 16, 1901, in actions at Brakpan, South Africa, when retiring through heavy fire after holding the right flank, Lieutenant Bell noticed a man dismounted, he returned and took him up behind him. The horse not being equal to the weight fell with them, Lieutenant Bell then remained behind and covered the man's retirement till he was out of danger. For...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Canford Cemetery and Crematorium, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, England
Dowling, Lieut. Eric Perry 'Digger' b. July 22, 1915 d. July 21, 2008 British Royal Air Force Officer. He was nicknamed "Digger" for helping to construct numerous tunnels while a Prisoner of War in Germany, during World War II. One of his tunnels was used in the breakout from Stalag Luft III, near Sagan, Germany, that became known as "The Great Escape," made famous by the 1963 movie of the same name. Born in Glastonbury, in Southwest England, he joined the Royal Air Force when war was declared in 1939, and was trained as a navigator for the RAF Bomber Command...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Canford Cemetery and Crematorium, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, England
James, Manley Angell b. July 12, 1896 d. September 23, 1975 World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Captain in the 8th Battalion of The Gloucestershire Regiment. On March 21, 1918, Captain James was involved in an assault near Velu Wood, Northern France. During the fighting, he was wounded but he refused to be evacuated from his company and he helped repulse three enemy attacks. Although the Germans broke through, his company made a stand which gained time for the withdrawal of other companies. Wanting to buy more time for the rest of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Canford Cemetery and Crematorium, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, England
Le Quesne, Ferdinand Simeon b. December 25, 1863 d. April 14, 1950 Burma War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Surgeon on the Medical Staff of the Royal British Army Medical Corps. On May 4, 1889, during an attack on the Tartan Village, Burma, by a column of the Chin Field Force, Surgeon Le Quesne remained in place within five yards of the loopholed stockade from which the enemy was firing, dressing the wounds of an officer who shortly afterwards died. Surgeon Le Quesne was himself severely wounded later while attending to the wounds of another...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Canford Cemetery and Crematorium, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, England
b. April 3, 1875 d. April 28, 1954