Neville Elliott-Cooper
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Lieutenant-Colonel Neville Bowes Elliott-Cooper VC
DSO
MC
(22 January 1889 – 11 February 1918) was an English
recipient of the Victoria Cross
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
and Commonwealth
forces.
Elliott-Cooper was born in January 1889 in London, the youngest son of Sir Robert Elliott-Cooper, K.C.B. He was educated at Eton College
and Sandhurst Military Academy.
When he was 28 years old, and a Temporary Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 8th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, British Army
, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 30 November 1917 east of La Vacquerie
, near Cambrai
, France
during the Battle of Cambrai.
on 11 February 1918 in Hannover, Germany.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Fusiliers Museum, Tower of London
, England.
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
DSO
Distinguished Service Order
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MC
Military Cross
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(22 January 1889 – 11 February 1918) was an English
England
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recipient of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
United Kingdom
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and Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
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forces.
Elliott-Cooper was born in January 1889 in London, the youngest son of Sir Robert Elliott-Cooper, K.C.B. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Sandhurst Military Academy.
When he was 28 years old, and a Temporary Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 8th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 30 November 1917 east of La Vacquerie
La Vacquerie
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, near Cambrai
Cambrai
Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
during the Battle of Cambrai.
Citation
He died of his wounds whilst a prisoner of warPrisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
on 11 February 1918 in Hannover, Germany.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Fusiliers Museum, Tower of London
Tower of London
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, England.