Soldier. Born Walter Napleton Stone in Blackheath. In WW1 he was an acting captain in the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, and whilst serving in the Cambrai Sector, France, he saw the German forces preparing to attack. Using a telephone, he transmitted information back to base until he was shot through the head. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery.
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Walter Stone
{Beneath an image of a Victoria Cross medal:} Captain Walter Stone Royal Fusi...
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Clarence Sydney Gill was born on 28 March 1890 in Fulham, the second of the five children of Charles Gill (b. circa 1864) and Alice Emilie Gill née Tisdall (1865-1959). His birth was registered in ...
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Person, Literature, France, Germany, USA
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