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Name John Schofield No. POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 979 Awards VC
Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd/5th Battalion
Later
Now Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Rank VC Won T/Second Lieutenant
Rank End Of Career T/Second Lieutenant
Place Of Birth 16 Wycollar Road, Revidge, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Place Of Death Givenchy, France
Buried/Location Ashes Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, near La Couture, 5 miles north-east of Bθthune, Pas de Calais, France
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone (CWGC) Plot/Grave no. Plot III, Row C, Grave 8
Gazetted 28 June 1918
VC Presented 4 September 1918 by King George V at Buckingham Palace, London, England to his mother
Memorials
P Headstone, Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, near La Couture, 5 miles north-east of Bθthune, Pas de Calais, France
P Named on Family Headstone, St Peter's Churchyard, Ribchester Road, Salesbury, Lancashire
P Named on War Memorial, St Jude's Church, Accrington Road, Blackburn, Lancashire
Memorial Plaque, Arnold House School, Blackpool, Lancashire
Named on School War Memorial, Arnold House School, Blackpool, Lancashire
P Memorial Plaque, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire
Named on War Memorial, Blackburn Golf Clubhouse, Revidge Road, Blackburn, Lancashire
By The Way…
He was twice rejected for service in the army for bad eyesight.
VC Held By
Lancashire Fusiliers Museum, Wellington Barracks, Bury, Lancashire, England
BORN 4 March 1892
DIED 9 April 1918 AGE 26
VC Won 9 April 1918 AGE 26
Place VC Won Givenchy, France
War/Campaign First World War 1918
