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• Barter, Frederick    b. January 17, 1891  d. May 15, 1953
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served as a Sergeant Major in the 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, British Forces. On May 16, 1915, at Festubert, France, when at the first line of German trenches, Sergeant Major Barter called for volunteers to enable him to extend the assault. With eight men, he attacked the German position with bombs, capturing 3 German officers and 102 men along with 500 yards of their trenches. He also found and cut eleven of the enemy'...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Bournemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
   
• Davies, Joseph John    b. April 28, 1889  d. February 16, 1976
  World Wae I Victoria Cross Recipient. He served as a Staff-Sergeant in the 10th Battalion of The Royal Welch Fusiliers. He was awarded his medal for service at France on July 20, 1916. (Bio by: K)
  Bornemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
   
• Knight, Henry James    b. November 5, 1878  d. November 24, 1955
  Boer War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Corporal in The King's Leopold Regiment, British Army. On August 21, 1900, during the operations near Van Wyk's Vlei, Africa, Corporal Knight was posted in some rocks with four men to cover the right rear of his Company position. The enemy, about 50 strong, attacked and surrounded at short range, Corporal Knight's small party. He held his ground, directing his men to retire one by one to better cover, where he maintained his position for...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Bornemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
   
• McNess, Frederick    b. January 22, 1892  d. May 4, 1958
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lance Sergeant in the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards. In actions near Ginchy, France, on September 15, 1916, Lance Sergeant McNess led his men in the face of heavy German shell and machine-gun fire. When the first line of the enemy trenches was reached, it was found that the left flank was exposed and that the enemy were bombing down the trench. He led a counter-attack, although he was very severely wounded, he continued encouraging his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Bornemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
   
• Pollard, Alfred Oliver    b. May 4, 1893  d. December 4, 1940
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Honorable Artillery Company, British Army. On April 29, 1917, at Gavrelle, France, the troops of various units had become disorganized due to heavy casualties from German shell fire. Second Lieutenant Pollard realized the seriousness of the situation and with only four men he started a counter-attack with bombs, pressing forward until he had broken the enemy attack and regained the lost ground in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Bornemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
   
• Smith, Frederick E.    b. 1919  d. May 15, 2012
  Author. Best known for his penning of the "633 Squadron" series. Raised in the Northeastern region of England, he served with the RAF during World War II and from that period, he lived through what he would later describe as "bizarre" experiences which included surviving a black mamba bite and his dangling out of an airborne craft without a parachute. After marrying, he moved to Africa where he held various occupations before giving into his lasting dream of becoming a writer. He yielded the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Bournemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
   
• Welch, James    b. July 7, 1889  d. June 28, 1978
  World War I British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. In the First World War, he served as a Lance-Corporal in the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. On April 29, 1917, his unit was in a forward advance against German lines at Oppy, France. Lance-Corporal Welch entered an enemy trench killing one man, then armed with an empty revolver, he chased four of the enemy in the open and captured them single-handed. Manning the enemy machine-gun for over five hours, he more than once went into the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Bornemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
   

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