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Vivian Sumner Simpson | Grave
CAPTAIN V. S. SIMPSON MC Name: Vivian Sumner Simpson MC Regiment & Unit/Ship: York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Bn. Date of Death: 13 April 1918 Age at Death: 33 Years Old Buried or commemorated at: OUTTERSTEENE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, BAILLEUL I. E. 56. France Awards: – Additional Info: Son of George Joseph and Gertrude Simpson, […]
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CAPTAIN T. S. ROWLANDSON MC Name: Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson MC Regiment & Unit/Ship: Yorkshire Regiment 4th Bn. Date of Death: 15 September 1916 Age at Death: 36 years old Buried or commemorated at: BECOURT MILITARY CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT I. G. 7. France Awards: Military Cross Additional Info: Son of Samuel and Isabel Rowlandson, of Newton Morrell, […]
Continue readingThe Military Cross
The Military Cross was instituted by King George V on 28 December 1914 and was awarded to junior army officers – those holding the rank of captain and below – and warrant officers of the British and Dominion forces for gallantry in the field. More than 37,000 were issued during the First World war, with four […]
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