World War I
He was killed in action at Suvla, Turkey during the Battle of Gallipoli on 30 August 1915, aged 53 and is buried in Lala Baba Cemetery.
His VC is on display in The Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Museum in Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire.
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