GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF :
TYNE & WEAR
GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF :
TYNE & WEAR
| Name | Edward, JENNINGS |
Edward, LAWSON |
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| Rank | Rough-Rider | Private | ||
| Force | Bengal Artillery | The Gordon Highlanders | ||
| VC won | Indian Mutiny, 14-22 November 1857 * |
Tirah Campaign, India, 20 October 1897 |
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| London Gaz | 24 December 1858 | 20 May 1898 | ||
| Born | Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, Ireland, 1820 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 11 April 1873 |
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| Died | 10 May 1889 North Shields |
2 July 1955, Walker |
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| Grave | Preston Cemetery, North Shields (Headstone erected 1997) |
Heaton Cemetery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Headstone erected 1999) |
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| Location of VC |
Royal Artillery (Battery) | Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen | ||
| Remarks | * Elected by the regiment | None |
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