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VC400 Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson
BORN 4 March 1842
DIED 25 May 1921 AGE 79
VC Won 29 February 1884 AGE 41
Place VC Won El-Teb, Sudan
War/Campaign Mahdi Rebellion
Name Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson No.
VC Issue No. 400 Awards VC CGB OM GCVO
Regiment Royal Navy, Naval Brigade
Later
Now Royal Navy
Rank VC Won Captain
Rank End Of Career Admiral of the Fleet
Place Of Birth Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Place Of Death At his home, 'Beech Cottage', Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Buried/Location Ashes St Peter & St Paul's Churchyard, Swaffham, Norfolk
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 21 May 1884
VC Presented 6 June 1884 by Commander in Chief Portsmouth, Admiral Sir G Phipps-Hornby, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Memorials
P Headstone, St Peter & St Paul's Churchyard, Swaffham, Norfolk
P Plaque at Swaffham Church, Norfolk
P Plaque at his home 'Beech Cottage', Swaffham, Norfolk
Memorial in the Garrison Church, Portsea, Hampshire
P Name on Victoria Cross memorial Royal Naval & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire
P Name on Victoria Cross memorial, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire
Admiral Wilson Way, Through The Hatchery, Swaffham, Norfolk
By The Way…
He rose through the ranks from midshipman in 1855 to first sea lord in 1910
VC Held By
Royal Naval Museum, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
