OXFORDSHIRE

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IN THE COUNTY OF : OXFORDSHIRE

Name Edward,
BROOKS Stephen,
GARVIN Robert George,
LINDSAY Edward John,
MOTT

Rank Company Sergeant-Major Colour-Sergeant Brigadier-General Sergeant

Force 2/4th Bn The Oxfordshire & Bucks Light Infantry 1st Bn 60th Rifles,
(later King's Royal Rifle Corps) Scots (Fusilier) Guards 1st Bn The Border Regiment

VC won France,
28 April 1917 Indian Mutiny,
23 June 1857 Crimea,
20 September 1854 France,
27 January 1917

London Gaz 27 June 1917 20 June 1860 24 February 1857 10 March 1917

Born Oakley,
11 April 1883 Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland,
1826 Balcarres, Fife,
17 April 1832 Drayton, Berkshire,
4 July 1893

Died 26 June 1944,
Oxford 23 November 1874,
Chesterton 10 June 1901,
Wantage 20 October 1967,
Witney

Grave Rose Hill Cemetery, Oxford Chesterton Parish Churchyard Ardington Church (Vault) Oxford Crematorium

Location
of VC Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester Not publicly held Not publicly held Border Regiment Museum, Carlisle

Remarks None None KCB. Later Lord Wantage DCM

Name	Edward, BROOKS	Stephen, GARVIN	Robert George, LINDSAY	Edward John, MOTT
Rank	Company Sergeant-Major	Colour-Sergeant	Brigadier-General	Sergeant
Force	2/4th Bn The Oxfordshire & Bucks Light Infantry	1st Bn 60th Rifles, (later King's Royal Rifle Corps)	Scots (Fusilier) Guards	1st Bn The Border Regiment
VC won	France, 28 April 1917	Indian Mutiny, 23 June 1857	Crimea, 20 September 1854	France, 27 January 1917
London Gaz	27 June 1917	20 June 1860	24 February 1857	10 March 1917
Born	Oakley, 11 April 1883	Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland, 1826	Balcarres, Fife, 17 April 1832	Drayton, Berkshire, 4 July 1893
Died	26 June 1944, Oxford	23 November 1874, Chesterton	10 June 1901, Wantage	20 October 1967, Witney
Grave	Rose Hill Cemetery, Oxford	Chesterton Parish Churchyard	Ardington Church (Vault)	Oxford Crematorium
Location of VC	Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester	Not publicly held	Not publicly held	Border Regiment Museum, Carlisle
Remarks	None	None	KCB. Later Lord Wantage	DCM

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Name Robert Edward Dudley,
RYDER Sir Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith,
TOWSE Sir Geoffrey,
VICKERS

Rank Captain Captain Colonel

Force Royal Navy The Gordon Highlanders 1/7th Bn The Sherwood Foresters

VC won St Nazaire, France,
27 March 1942 Boer War,
11 December 1899 France,
14 October 1915

London Gaz 21 May 1942 6 July 1900 16 November 1915

Born India,
16 February 1908 Regents Park, Central London,
23 April 1864 Nottingham,
13 October 1894

Died 29 June 1986,
The yacht "Watchdog", off Guernsey 21 June 1948,
Goring-on-Thames 16 March 1982,
Goring-on-Thames

Grave Headington Crematorium, Oxford St Thomas of Canterbury Churchyard, Goring Oxford Crematorium

Location
of VC Imperial War Museum, Kennington Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen Sherwood Foresters Museum, Nottingham

Remarks None KCVO CBE None

Name	Robert Edward Dudley, RYDER	Sir Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith, TOWSE	Sir Geoffrey, VICKERS
Rank	Captain	Captain	Colonel
Force	Royal Navy	The Gordon Highlanders	1/7th Bn The Sherwood Foresters
VC won	St Nazaire, France, 27 March 1942	Boer War, 11 December 1899	France, 14 October 1915
London Gaz	21 May 1942	6 July 1900	16 November 1915
Born	India, 16 February 1908	Regents Park, Central London, 23 April 1864	Nottingham, 13 October 1894
Died	29 June 1986, The yacht "Watchdog", off Guernsey	21 June 1948, Goring-on-Thames	16 March 1982, Goring-on-Thames
Grave	Headington Crematorium, Oxford	St Thomas of Canterbury Churchyard, Goring	Oxford Crematorium
Location of VC	Imperial War Museum, Kennington	Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen	Sherwood Foresters Museum, Nottingham
Remarks	None	KCVO CBE	None

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