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VC456 James Edward Ignatius Masterson
BORN 20 June 1862
DIED 24 December 1935 AGE 73
VC Won 6 January 1900 AGE 37
Place VC Won Wagonhill, Ladysmith
War/Campaign The Second Boer War
Name James Edward Ignatius Masterson No.
VC Issue No. 456 Awards VC
Regiment Devonshire Regiment, 1st Battalion
Later Devonshire & Dorset Regiment
Now 1st Battalion The Rifles
Rank VC Won Lieutenant
Rank End Of Career Major
Place Of Birth Unknown
Place Of Death At his home, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England
Buried/Location Ashes Hulbert Road Cemetery, Waterlooville, Hampshire
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 4 June 1901
VC Presented 6 September 1901, GOC Sirhind, India
Memorials
P Headstone, Hulbert Road Cemetery, Waterlooville, Hampshire
P Memorial tablet in Exeter Cathedral, Devon
By The Way…
Possibly born in Ireland
Headstone refurbished c. 2002 - 2006
VC Held By
Devon & Dorset Regimental Museum, The Keep, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, England
