Charles Calveley Foss
Captain, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 422 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Captain all Captains →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment all Bedfordshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 March 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 23rd August, 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 9th March 1885 at Kobe, Japan
- Died
- 9th April, 1953 at London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
- Medal held by
- the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental
Digest of citation
On 12th March, 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France, after the enemy and captured a part of one of our trenches and a counter-attack made with one officer and 20 men had failed, all but two of the party having been killed or wounded in the attempt, Captain Foss on his own initiative dashed forward with only eight men under heavy fire and attacked the enemy with bombs and captured theposition and 52 Germans occupying it
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
FOSS, Charles Calveley. (reg No. 422).
Captain. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 23rd August, 1915 V.C. Medal's Custodian is the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental Museum..
Born on 9th March 1885 at Kobe, Japan.
Died on 9th April, 1953 at London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 12th March, 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France, after the enemy and captured a part of one of our trenches and a counter-attack made with one officer and 20 men had failed, all but two of the party having been killed or wounded in the attempt, Captain Foss on his own initiative dashed forward with only eight men under heavy fire and attacked the enemy with bombs and captured theposition and 52 Germans occupying it.
Additional information:. Brigadier Foss held the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). From 1940 to 1945 he served in the Home Guard. He was the Cadet Commandant of the Bedfordshire Cadet Force from 1942-47. And he was the Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Bedfordshire.
Additional information
Brigadier Foss held the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). From 1940 to 1945 he served in the Home Guard. He was the Cadet Commandant of the Bedfordshire Cadet Force from 1942-47. And he was the Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Bedfordshire.
Museum..
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