Some Victoria Cross Groups

[Jim Maclean]

Saw these yesterday.
Private William Dowling

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Thomas Edward Rendle

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Lieutenant Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis

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Lieutenant Samuel Hill Lawrence

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Col. Clement Leslie Smith

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Corporal William Oxenham

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No V.C.s in these groups but nonetheless.

General Sir Walter K Venning GCB, CMG, CBE, MC and Commander of The American Legion of Merit.

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Lt. General A.N. Floyer-Acland CB, DSO, MC, DL

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Major General F.W.L. Bisset CBE, DSO, MC.

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DCLI Regimental Silver

Wouldn't mind serving my spag bol with this lot on the table!

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[Biro]

Immaculate timing Jim..

Here's a couple more I saw at Hendon RAF today..


Guy Gibson....






Arthur ....




OK, no VC, but quite a rack none-the-less..

[notned]

Hi Jim,

Nice pics! i would have otherwise nover seen these medals!

Thankyou.
One question i find rather Intriuging is for Pte William Dowling, it states that his VC was for acts of gallantry in 1857, and then there is the WWI trio of medals he was awarded...hmmm, he would have been in his late seventies when WWI was happening ( this is assuming he was at least 20 years old in 1857) and i am sure that Britain was not allowing men of that advanced year fighting in the trenches!

Makes you think...

[Jim Maclean]

I will to the best of my ability clear this up. If the group is right it's exceptional with a capital F. As it's bank holiday weekend give me some time.

Hi Jim,

Nice pics! i would have otherwise nover seen these medals!

Thankyou.
One question i find rather Intriuging is for Pte William Dowling, it states that his VC was for acts of gallantry in 1857, and then there is the WWI trio of medals he was awarded...hmmm, he would have been in his late seventies when WWI was happening ( this is assuming he was at least 20 years old in 1857) and i am sure that Britain was not allowing men of that advanced year fighting in the trenches!

Makes you think...

[Dave Danner]

One question i find rather Intriuging is for Pte William Dowling, it states that his VC was for acts of gallantry in 1857, and then there is the WWI trio of medals he was awarded...hmmm, he would have been in his late seventies when WWI was happening ( this is assuming he was at least 20 years old in 1857) and i am sure that Britain was not allowing men of that advanced year fighting in the trenches!

Dowling died on 17 February 1887. He was 32 when he received the VC.

That group is likely that of Maj. Herbert A. Carter VC. His VC was won in 1903 during the Fourth Somaliland Expedition, which fits with the Africa General Service Medal. His is the only other VC at the DCLI Museum you didn't show, other than another for the Mutiny. Carter was KIA in 1916.