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VC1130 Francis George Miles
Name Francis George Miles No.
VC Issue No. 1130 Awards VC
Regiment Gloucestershire Regiment, 1/5th Battalion
Later Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regiment
Now 1st Battalion, The Rifles
Rank VC Won Private
Rank End Of Career Private
Place Of Birth Clearwell, near Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Place Of Death At his cottage, Clearwell, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
Buried/Location Ashes Clearwerll Cemetery, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 6 January 1919
VC Presented 29 or 30 May 1919 by King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, Clearwerll Cemetery, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England
P Memorial Plaque, St Peter Church, Clearwell, Gloucestershire
P Victoria Cross Paving Stone, Cemetery Wall, Clearwell, Gloucestershire
By The Way…
A new headstone was erected in November 1985, and was renovated in May 2004
VC Held By
Lord Ashcroft Collection / I.W.M.
BORN 9 July 1896
DIED 8 November 1961 AGE 65
VC Won 23 October 1918 AGE 22
Place VC Won Bois l'Evique, near Landrecies, France
War/Campaign First World War 1918
