Awarded the VC for his heroism on 25-26 August 1914, age 27, while serving in the Coldstream Guards. "Positioned in a farm yard, enemy fire ignited a straw stack. Under heavy fire he put out the blaze. Subsequently, although wounded in the head, he continued to fight showing conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. (Landrecies and Villers-Cotterêts, France)". Freemason at: №119, Sun, Square and Compasses Lodge.
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George Harry Wyatt, VC
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Freemason VCs - Z6 - Willis, Wood, Wyatt
Richard Raymond Willis, 25 April 1915, Age 38, The Lancashire Fusiliers, Lodg...
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War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Ypres Salient
In military terms, a salient is is a battlefield that is surrounded on several sides by enemy territory. There were five battles of Ypres. The first was in December 1914. The second ran from Apri...
1 memorial
Arthur Stanley Wint
Olympic gold medallist. Born in Plowden, Manchester, Jamaica. In 1942, he joined the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was sent to Britain for active combat in World War II. He left the RA...
Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games, Caribbean Islands, Denmark, Sweden
1 memorial
Royal Arsenal Riverside Guardrooms
Originally the two guardrooms flanked a grand staircase, which was the riverside entrance to Woolwich Arsenal. One has been converted into a restaurant.
1 memorial
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