Jacob Rivers
Private, Sherwood Foresters
VC
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- Sherwood Foresters all Sherwood Foresters VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 March 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
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Rivers VC - Article (gallery)
Alf had not yet written up this recipient. He died in July 2005 before finishing the register, so the details above come from the public record (The London Gazette and Wikipedia's lists of VC recipients). Visit the links below for the full citation and biography.
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