BROOKWOOD CEMETERY

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IN : BROOKWOOD CEMETERY, WOKING, SURREY

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Name William Robert Fountains,
ADDISON Daniel Marcus William,
BEAK Cyril Hubert,
FRISBY Edmund Barron,
HARTLEY

Rank The Reverend Major-General Acting Captain Colonel

Force T/Chaplain of the Forces, 4th Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
( Drake Bn, Royal Naval Division ) 1st Bn Coldstream Guards Cape Mounted Rifleman
South African Forces

VC won Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia,
9 April 1916 Logeast Wood, France,
21, 25 August & 4 September 1918 Canal du Nord, Graincourt, France,
27 September 1918 Moirosi's Mountain, Basuto War
5 June 1879

London Gaz 25 September 1916 15 November 1918 27 November 1918 7 October 1881

Born Cranbrook, Kent
16 September 1883 Southampton,
27 July 1891 New Barnet, Hertfordshire,
17 September 1885 Ivybridge, Devon,
6 May 1847

Died 7 January 1962,
St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex 3 May 1967,
Swindon, Wiltshire 10 September 1961,
Guildford 20 March 1919,
Ash, Hampshire

Grave Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery
( unconfirmed if headstone ever existed ) Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery

Location
of VC National Army Museum, Chelsea Not publicly held Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot

Remarks None DSO MC & Bar None CMG

Name	William Robert Fountains, ADDISON	Daniel Marcus William, BEAK	Cyril Hubert, FRISBY	Edmund Barron, HARTLEY
Rank	The Reverend	Major-General	Acting Captain	Colonel
Force	T/Chaplain of the Forces, 4th Class	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve ( Drake Bn, Royal Naval Division )	1st Bn Coldstream Guards	Cape Mounted Rifleman South African Forces
VC won	Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia, 9 April 1916	Logeast Wood, France, 21, 25 August & 4 September 1918	Canal du Nord, Graincourt, France, 27 September 1918	Moirosi's Mountain, Basuto War 5 June 1879
London Gaz	25 September 1916	15 November 1918	27 November 1918	7 October 1881
Born	Cranbrook, Kent 16 September 1883	Southampton, 27 July 1891	New Barnet, Hertfordshire, 17 September 1885	Ivybridge, Devon, 6 May 1847
Died	7 January 1962, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex	3 May 1967, Swindon, Wiltshire	10 September 1961, Guildford	20 March 1919, Ash, Hampshire
Grave	Brookwood Cemetery	Brookwood Cemetery ( unconfirmed if headstone ever existed )	Brookwood Cemetery	Brookwood Cemetery
Location of VC	National Army Museum, Chelsea	Not publicly held	Coldstream Guards RHQ, Wellington Barracks, London	Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot
Remarks	None	DSO MC & Bar	None	CMG

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Name James,
HOLLOWELL Edgar Thomas
INKSON William,
KENNY Ross Lowis,
MANGLES

Rank Lance-Corporal Colonel Drum-Major Mr

Force 78th Regiment
( Seaforth Highlanders ) Royal Army Medical Corps
att'd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers The Gordon Highlanders Bengal Civil Service

VC won Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
26 September 1857 Colenso, 2nd Boer War,
24 February 1900 Ypres, Belgium,
23 October 1914 Arrah, Indian Mutiny,
30 July 1857

London Gaz 16 June 1858 15 January 1901 16 February 1915 6 July 1859

Born Lambeth, S London,
1823 Naini Tai, India,
5 April 1872 Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland,
24 August 1880 Calcutta, India,
14 April 1833

Died 4 April 1876,
Holborn, London 19 February 1947,
Chichester Hospital, West Sussex 10 January 1936,
Hammersmith, W London 28 February 1905,
Pirbright

Grave Brookwood Cemetery
( grave not marked ) Brookwood Cemetery,
( Woking Crematorium ) Brookwood Cemetery
( headstone erected March 1999 ) Brookwood Cemetery

Location
of VC Highlanders Museum, Fort George Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen National Army Museum, Chelsea

Remarks None DSO None None

Name	James, HOLLOWELL	Edgar Thomas INKSON	William, KENNY	Ross Lowis, MANGLES
Rank	Lance-Corporal	Colonel	Drum-Major	Mr
Force	78th Regiment ( Seaforth Highlanders )	Royal Army Medical Corps att'd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	The Gordon Highlanders	Bengal Civil Service
VC won	Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny, 26 September 1857	Colenso, 2nd Boer War, 24 February 1900	Ypres, Belgium, 23 October 1914	Arrah, Indian Mutiny, 30 July 1857
London Gaz	16 June 1858	15 January 1901	16 February 1915	6 July 1859
Born	Lambeth, S London, 1823	Naini Tai, India, 5 April 1872	Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland, 24 August 1880	Calcutta, India, 14 April 1833
Died	4 April 1876, Holborn, London	19 February 1947, Chichester Hospital, West Sussex	10 January 1936, Hammersmith, W London	28 February 1905, Pirbright
Grave	Brookwood Cemetery ( grave not marked )	Brookwood Cemetery, ( Woking Crematorium )	Brookwood Cemetery ( headstone erected March 1999 )	Brookwood Cemetery
Location of VC	Highlanders Museum, Fort George	Army Medical Services Museum, Aldershot	Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen	National Army Museum, Chelsea
Remarks	None	DSO	None	None

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Name Matthew Fontaine Maury,
MEIKLEJOHN William,
REYNOLDS John,
SHERWOOD-KELLY Wallace Duffield,
WRIGHT

Rank Major Corporal A/Lieutenant-Colonel Brigadier-General

Force The Gordon Highlanders Scots ( Fusilier ) Guards The Norfolk Regiment
comd 1st Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
att'd Northern Nigerian Regiment

VC won Elandslaagte, 2nd Boer War,
21 October 1899 Alma, Crimea,
20 September 1854 France,
20 November 1917 Northern Nigeria,
26 February 1903

London Gaz 20 July 1900 24 February 1857 11 January 1918 11 September 1903

Born Clapham, SW London,
27 November 1870 Edinburgh,
1827 Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa,
13 January 1880 Gibraltar,
20 September 1875

Died 4 July 1913,
The Middlesex Hospital * 20 October 1869,
Strand, C London 18 August 1931,
Kensington, W London 25 March 1953,
Cobham

Grave Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery
( no headstone ) Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery

Location
of VC Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen Royal Scots Regiment Museum, Edinburgh National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Museum, Guildford

Remarks * Following a riding accident in Hyde Park None CMG DSO CB CMG DSO

Name	Matthew Fontaine Maury, MEIKLEJOHN	William, REYNOLDS	John, SHERWOOD-KELLY	Wallace Duffield, WRIGHT
Rank	Major	Corporal	A/Lieutenant-Colonel	Brigadier-General
Force	The Gordon Highlanders	Scots ( Fusilier ) Guards	The Norfolk Regiment comd 1st Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment att'd Northern Nigerian Regiment
VC won	Elandslaagte, 2nd Boer War, 21 October 1899	Alma, Crimea, 20 September 1854	France, 20 November 1917	Northern Nigeria, 26 February 1903
London Gaz	20 July 1900	24 February 1857	11 January 1918	11 September 1903
Born	Clapham, SW London, 27 November 1870	Edinburgh, 1827	Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa, 13 January 1880	Gibraltar, 20 September 1875
Died	4 July 1913, The Middlesex Hospital *	20 October 1869, Strand, C London	18 August 1931, Kensington, W London	25 March 1953, Cobham
Grave	Brookwood Cemetery	Brookwood Cemetery ( no headstone )	Brookwood Cemetery	Brookwood Cemetery
Location of VC	Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen	Royal Scots Regiment Museum, Edinburgh	National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg	Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Museum, Guildford
Remarks	* Following a riding accident in Hyde Park	None	CMG DSO	CB CMG DSO

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