Lance Corporal William Atherton of ‘D’ Company was killed during the same action in which John Davies won the Victoria Cross. Meanwhile Robert and George Waring, cousins of Richard’s grandfather, ...
Lance Corporal (LCpl) Frederick Room, from St George in Bristol, was presented with his medal by King George V on 8 November 1917 at Durdham Down. During the Battle of Passchendaele, he led a team ...
Roscommon, 4 June 1915 - A letter from Lance Corporal D. Higgins of the Leinster Regiment to his mother in Roscommon, has painted a vivid picture of life at the front. The letter begins ...
Following is a full transcript of the video. Narrator: This shot from "1917" shows Lance Corporal Schofield, played by George MacKay, running through a destroyed town and jumping off a high ledge ...