Francis Aylmer Maxwell
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Brigadier-General Francis Aylmer Maxwell, was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and First World War. He was also a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the f
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Maxwell pre-1914
Gravestone in 2015 in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery
Memorial in St. Giles Cathedral
Victoria Cross
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The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and
Francis Aylmer Maxwell
…Maxwell, (7 September 1871 – 21 September 1917) was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and First World War. He was also a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born on 7 September 1871…
Obverse of the cross; ribbon: 1+1⁄2 inches (38 mm), crimson (blue ribbon for naval awards 1856–1918)
Prototype Victoria Cross submitted to Queen Victoria for her approval in February 1856, now in the National Army Museum
The front and back of Edward Holland's VC
The obverse of William Johnstone's VC showing the dark blue ribbon for pre-1918 awards to naval personnel