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Edmund Phipps-Hornby

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Brigadier General Edmund John Phipps-Hornby, (31 December 1857 – 13 December 1947) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. [1]

38 relations: Aide-de-camp, Berkshire, Bexley, Brigadier general, British Army, Charles Parker (VC), Commonwealth of England, David Charles Harvey, Emsworth, Francis Aylmer Maxwell, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Geoffrey Hardinge Phipps-Hornby, Geoffrey Hornby, Geoffrey Stanley Phipps-Hornby, Grave, Hampshire, Headstone, Horace Henry Glasock, Isaac Lodge, List of Second Boer War Victoria Cross recipients, Lordington House, Lucas baronets, Major, Mentioned in dispatches, Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Bath, Q (Sanna's Post) Battery Royal Artillery, Robert Hornby, Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery Museum, Sanna's Post, Second Boer War, Sonning, St Andrew's Church, Sonning, The Register of the Victoria Cross, Victoria Cross, Woolwich, World War I.

Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally helper in the military camp) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, a member of a royal family, or a head of state.

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Berkshire

Berkshire (abbreviated Berks, in the 17th century sometimes spelled Barkeshire as it is pronounced) is a county in south east England, west of London and is one of the home counties.

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Bexley

Bexley is an area of south-east London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley.

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general (Brig. Gen.) is a senior rank in the armed forces.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Charles Parker (VC)

Charles Edward Haydon Parker VC (10 March 1870 – 9 August 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Commonwealth of England

The Commonwealth was the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, was ruled as a republic following the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth", adopted by the Rump Parliament on 19 May 1649.

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David Charles Harvey

David Charles Harvey (29 July 1946 – 4 March 2004) was an historian and author born in East Ham, London.

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Emsworth

Emsworth is a small town in Hampshire on the south coast of England, near the border of West Sussex.

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Francis Aylmer Maxwell

Brigadier General Francis Aylmer Maxwell, (7 September 1871 – 21 September 1917) was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and First World War.

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Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British soldier who was one of the most successful commanders of the 19th century.

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Geoffrey Hardinge Phipps-Hornby

Colonel Geoffrey Hardinge Phipps-Hornby, CBE, (4 Apr 1889 – 23 Feb 1967) was a British Army officer and international polo player.

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Geoffrey Hornby

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby GCB (10 February 1825 – 3 March 1895) was a Royal Navy officer.

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Geoffrey Stanley Phipps-Hornby

Captain Geoffrey Stanley Phipps-Hornby (15 Dec 1856 – 9 Nov 1927) was a British Army officer and polo player.

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Grave

A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom.

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Headstone

A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave.

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Horace Henry Glasock

Horace Henry Glasock VC (16 October 1880 – 20 October 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that may be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Isaac Lodge

Isaac Lodge VC (6 May 1866 – 18 June 1923) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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List of Second Boer War Victoria Cross recipients

The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 78 members of the British Armed Forces for action during the Second Boer War.

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Lordington House

Lordington House is a manor house in West Sussex.

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Lucas baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lucas: one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Major

Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.

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Mentioned in dispatches

A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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Q (Sanna's Post) Battery Royal Artillery

See Also:Bombay Horse Artillery Batteries Q (Sanna's Post) Battery is the Headquarters Battery of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery in the Royal Artillery.

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Robert Hornby

Admiral Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby, CMG (9 July 1866 – 13 August 1956) was a Royal Navy officer who briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station in 1915.

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Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is the artillery arm of the British Army.

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Royal Artillery Museum

The Royal Artillery Museum, one of the world's oldest military museums, was first opened to the public in Woolwich in south-east London in 1820.

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Sanna's Post

Sanna's Post (a.k.a. Korn Spruit) was an engagement fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) between the British Empire and the Boers of the two independent republics of Orange Free State and South African Republic.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa.

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Sonning

Sonning is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, on the River Thames, east of Reading.

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St Andrew's Church, Sonning

St Andrew's Church is Church of England parish church in a central position in the village of Sonning, close to the River Thames, in the English county of Berkshire.

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The Register of the Victoria Cross

The Register of the Victoria Cross is a reference work that provides brief information on every Victoria Cross awarded until the publication date.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

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Woolwich

Woolwich is a district of south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Phipps-Hornby

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