Edward Thomas

male
British Military, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guard, MachineGunCorps, Royal Horse Artillery, Mons, World War I
Corporal Edward Thomas, MM, of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards fired the first shot of the British Army in World War I, at 7am on 22 August...
George Coppard

George Coppard

male, deceased (1984)
British Military, World War I, Soldier, corporal, British, World War I veteran…With A Machine Gun to Cambrai, MachineGunCorps
Corporal George Coppard (1898 - 1984) was a British soldier who served with the Machine Gun Corps during World War I. Following his retirement he...
Albert Marshall

Albert Marshall

male, deceased (2005)
English, the First World War, British Military, Légion d'honneur, British Army soldier, cambrai…MachineGunCorps
Albert Elliot "Smiler" Marshall (March 15, 1897 in Elmstead Market, Essex - May 16, 2005 in Ashtead, Surrey) was a British veteran of the First...

Herbert George Columbine

male, deceased (1918)
Killed in action, World War I, MachineGunCorps, British World War I killed in action, First World War, Victoria Cross
Herbert George Columbine VC (28 November 1893 - 22 March 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious...
Arthur Henry Cross

Arthur Henry Cross

male, deceased (1965)
World War I, Shipdham, Norfolk, First Surrey Rifles, The London Regiment, MachineGunCorps, First World War
Arthur Henry Cross, VC, MM (13 December 1884 - 23 November 1965) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious...
Richard Nelson Gale

Richard Nelson Gale

male, deceased (1982)
Recipient of the Military Cross, operation overlord, British Military, Order of the Bath, KBE, Order of the British Empire…MachineGunCorps
General Sir Richard Nelson Gale, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1896 - 1982) was a British soldier who served in both world wars, rising eventually to be...
John Crocker

John Crocker

male, deceased (1963)
World War II, British Army World War II general, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, World War I, dso, gcb…British I Corps, I Corps, MachineGunCorps, IX Corps, Royal Tank Corps
General Sir John Tredinnick Crocker, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1896-1963) was a British Army officer and corps commander during World War II. Upon the...
Harold Sandford Mugford

Harold Sandford Mugford

male, deceased (1958)
British, MachineGunCorps, Lance-Corporal, Imperial War Museum, First World War, Victoria Cross
Harold Sandford Mugford (31 August 1894 - 16 June 1958) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for...

Allan Ebenezer Ker

male, deceased (1958)
World War I, MachineGunCorps, The Gordon Highlanders, First World War, Victoria Cross, Major
Allan Ebenezer Ker (5 March 1883 - 12 September 1958) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for...

William Allison White

male, deceased (1974)
British, MachineGunCorps, First World War, Victoria Cross, Second Lieutenant, Army Officer
William Allison White, VC, TD (19 October 1894 - 13 September 1974) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most...