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About George Onions, VC
George Onions VC (2 March 1883 – 2 April 1944)
English recipient of the Victoria Cross, who first served with the 3rd Hussars and was involved in the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.
Onions was 35 years old, and a Lance-Corporal in the 1st Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
"On the foggy morning of 22 August 1918, south of Achiet-le-Petit, France, Lance-Corporal Onions was sent out with Private Henry Eades to reconnoitre the area in front of his unit's position. They saw the enemy advancing in large numbers and, seizing the opportunity, they boldly placed themselves on the flank of the advancing enemy and opened fire. When the enemy were about 100 yards from them the line wavered and some hands were thrown up, whereupon the lance-corporal rushed forward and helped by his comrade, took about 200 of the enemy prisoners and marched them back to his company commander." The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31067. p. 14778. 13 December 1918. Retrieved 7 April 2015.]
Private Eades was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal but died of wounds that he received only a few days later.
He was later commissioned into the Rifle Brigade. After World War I, Onions served in the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary. In 1939 he was commissioned a Captain in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment for National Defence, but resigned his commission in 1941.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset, England; there is an article about him at their webpage - Lance Corporal George Onions
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George Onions, VC's Timeline
| 1883 |
March 2, 1883
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Bilston, Staffordshire, England UK
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| 1909 |
November 2, 1909
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Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland UK
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| 1944 |
April 2, 1944
Age 61
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Birmingham, Warwickshire, England UK
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Quinton Cemetery Halesowen Staffordshire, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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