William John House
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox military person Lance Corporal William John House VC (7 October 1879 − 28 February 1912) was a British Army soldier and an English 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.
Background
House was born in Thatcham, near Newbury in Berkshire, on 7 October 1879, the son of Thomas House and his wife, Sally Owen, of Cold Ash adjoining that town.
Details
House was 20 years old, and a private in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place at Mosilikatse Nek, South Africa, for which he was awarded the VC. Template:Quote
Further information
He later achieved the rank of lance corporal. House died on 28 February 1912 whilst cleaning his rifle in an apparent accident.<ref>Anglo-Boer War</ref>
The medal
The medal is displayed at The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Museum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
References
Bibliography
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)
- Template:Cite book
External links
- 1879 births
- 1912 deaths
- Military personnel from Berkshire
- Second Boer War recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Royal Berkshire Regiment soldiers
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- People from Thatcham
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- Accidental deaths in England
- Firearm accident victims
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Burials in Kent
- Deaths by firearm in England