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Captain Robert Blair, VC MP (1834 - 1859)

Robert Blair VC (13 March 1834 – 28 March 1859) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Br...

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7/29/2023
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Captain Robert Blair, VC MP (1834 - 1859)

Robert Blair VC (13 March 1834 – 28 March 1859) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Br...

7/29/2023

General James Blair, VC MP (1828 - 1905)

British India Office Births & Baptisms James Blair Birth year 1828 Birth date 27 Jan 1828 Baptism year 1828 Baptism date 2 May 1828 Place - Numuch, Calcutta Presidency Bengal Father Edward Macleod Bla...

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General James Blair, VC MP (1828 - 1905)

British India Office Births & Baptisms James Blair Birth year 1828 Birth date 27 Jan 1828 Baptism year 1828 Baptism date 2 May 1828 Place - Numuch, Calcutta Presidency Bengal Father Edward Macleod Bla...

7/28/2023

Edward Donald Bellew, VC (28 October 1882 – 1 February 1961, Kamloops, British Columbia), Captain of the 7th Bn British Columbia Regiment, CEF was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the hig...

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Edward Donald Bellew, VC (28 October 1882 – 1 February 1961, Kamloops, British Columbia), Captain of the 7th Bn British Columbia Regiment, CEF was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the hig...

7/25/2023

Maj.-Gen. Sir Robert Bellew Adams, V.C. Peerage #510107, Born on 26 June 1856 at Muree, Pakistan Son of Lt.-Col. Robert Roy Adams and Frances Charlotte Caroline Bellew. Died on 13 February 1928 at age...

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Maj.-Gen. Sir Robert Bellew Adams, V.C. Peerage #510107, Born on 26 June 1856 at Muree, Pakistan Son of Lt.-Col. Robert Roy Adams and Frances Charlotte Caroline Bellew. Died on 13 February 1928 at age...

7/25/2023

James Hills, VC, GCB, was an Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....

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7/22/2023
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James Hills, VC, GCB, was an Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....

7/22/2023

Thomas Duffy (1806 - 1868)

British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Served as a Private in the 1st Madras Fusiliers, later, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He was awarded his medal for service during the Indian Mutiny on Sept. 26...

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7/22/2023
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Thomas Duffy (1806 - 1868)

British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Served as a Private in the 1st Madras Fusiliers, later, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He was awarded his medal for service during the Indian Mutiny on Sept. 26...

7/22/2023

Major General and Lewa Pasha Charles George Baker VC (8 December 1830 – 19 February 1906) was a British Merchant Navy officer, a Bengal Army officer, a Turkish Army officer, and head of the Egyptian Po...

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9/28/2019
7/22/2023
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Major General and Lewa Pasha Charles George Baker VC (8 December 1830 – 19 February 1906) was a British Merchant Navy officer, a Bengal Army officer, a Turkish Army officer, and head of the Egyptian Po...

7/22/2023

James Ockendon, VC, MM MP (1890 - 1966)

James Ockendon VC, MM (10 December 1890 – 29 August 1966) Son of Alfred and Mary Ockendon at 56, Alfred Street, Landport. Attended St Agatha's School Worked for Chalcraft's, a drapers in Russe...

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4/30/2023
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James Ockendon, VC, MM MP (1890 - 1966)

James Ockendon VC, MM (10 December 1890 – 29 August 1966) Son of Alfred and Mary Ockendon at 56, Alfred Street, Landport. Attended St Agatha's School Worked for Chalcraft's, a drapers in Russe...

4/30/2023

Cyril Hubert Frisby, VC (1885 - 1961)

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4/27/2023

David Wanklyn MP (1911 - 1942)

Lieutenant Commander Malcolm David Wanklyn, VC, DSO & Two Bars (28 June 1911 – missing in action 14 April 1942) was a Royal Navy commander and one of the most successful submariners in the Western Al...

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David Wanklyn MP (1911 - 1942)

Lieutenant Commander Malcolm David Wanklyn, VC, DSO & Two Bars (28 June 1911 – missing in action 14 April 1942) was a Royal Navy commander and one of the most successful submariners in the Western Al...

1/13/2023

Billy Bishop MP (1894 - 1956)

"Billy"

Air Vice-Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED was a Canadian flying ace and Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories,...

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3/22/2017
1/10/2023
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3/22/2017

Billy Bishop MP (1894 - 1956)

"Billy"

Air Vice-Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED was a Canadian flying ace and Victoria Cross recipient of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories,...

1/10/2023

Albert Ball, VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917) was an English fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, with ...

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Albert Ball, VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917) was an English fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, with ...

1/8/2023

LCol. George Dare Dowell MP (1831 - 1910)

Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Sussex, England, he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Marine Artillery. In actions at Gulf of Finland, Fort of Viborg, on July 13, 1855, an explosion occ...

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LCol. George Dare Dowell MP (1831 - 1910)

Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Sussex, England, he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Marine Artillery. In actions at Gulf of Finland, Fort of Viborg, on July 13, 1855, an explosion occ...

8/11/2022

Capt. Joseph Malone, VC (1833 - 1883)

For having stopped under a very heavy fire to take charge of Captain Webb, 17th Lancers, until others arrived to assist him in removing that Officer, who was (as it afterwards proved) mortally wounded....

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Capt. Joseph Malone, VC (1833 - 1883)

For having stopped under a very heavy fire to take charge of Captain Webb, 17th Lancers, until others arrived to assist him in removing that Officer, who was (as it afterwards proved) mortally wounded....

12/23/2021

Residence : , England, Cheshire* Residence : Apr 6 1879 - Hoole, Cheshire, England* Residence : Nov 23 1885 - Cheshire, England** Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy : Sep 19 2019, 10:19:36...

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Residence : , England, Cheshire* Residence : Apr 6 1879 - Hoole, Cheshire, England* Residence : Nov 23 1885 - Cheshire, England** Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy : Sep 19 2019, 10:19:36...

7/24/2021

Christian Ferdinand Schiess, VC (1856 - 1884)

"Schiest", "Scheüss"

Baptism 1856 : Death :

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Christian Ferdinand Schiess, VC (1856 - 1884)

"Schiest", "Scheüss"

Baptism 1856 : Death :

7/22/2021

At 1.30 a large body of natives marched over the slope of Isandhlwana in our direction, their purpose evidently being to examine ravines and ruined kraals for hiding fugitives. These men we took to be ...

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At 1.30 a large body of natives marched over the slope of Isandhlwana in our direction, their purpose evidently being to examine ravines and ruined kraals for hiding fugitives. These men we took to be ...

7/22/2021

John Williams, VC (1857 - 1932)

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William Jones, VC (1839 - 1913)

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Robert Jones, VC (1857 - 1898)

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