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• Bent, Philip Eric   b. January 3, 1891  d. October 1, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient.
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: Memorial (no known grave)
   
• Brooke, James Anson Otho    b. February 3, 1884  d. October 29, 1914
  Scottish Victoria Cross recipient.
  Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Clamp, William   b. October 28, 1891  d. October 9, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient.
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Decoteau, Alex    b. November 19, 1887  d. October 30, 1917
  Olympic Athlete. A native of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, he was known as 'The Champion Runner of Alberta.' Born of Aboriginal descent he was considered one of Canada's best distance runners of his time, becoming an Olympic athlete, first police officer in the Province of Alberta, and a War Hero all before his 30th birthday. At a very young age he turned to sports, and excelled mainly in running while attending school. He later moved to Alberta to live with his sister and her husband, a...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: XI. A. 28.
   
• Jeffries, Capt. Clarence Smith    b. October 26, 1894  d. October 12, 1917
  Australian Victoria Cross recipient, Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele).
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• McGee, Sgt. Lewis    b. 1888  d. October 12, 1917
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Ross, Tasmania, Australia, he served as a Sergeant in the 40th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces. On October 12, 1917, during the Battle of Broodseinde, Belgium, Sergeant McGee's company was stopped by German machine gun fire from a concrete pill-box. He on his own, single handedly rushed the position armed only with a revolver, shot some of the crew and captured the rest. He then reorganized the remnants of his platoon and enabled the advance...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• McGuffie, Louis    b. March 15, 1893  d. October 18, 1918
  British Victoria Cross recipient; Acting Sergeant, 1st/5th Bttn.
  Zantvoorde British Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Robertson, James Peter    b. October 26, 1883  d. November 6, 1917
  Canadian Victoria Cross recipient, Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele); 27th Bttn.
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
   
• Seaman, Ernest    b. August 16, 1893  d. September 29, 1918
  World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient.
  Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
  Plot: Memorial (no known grave)
   

9 records found