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Alan Bricknell, Ford Park Cemetery Email 01752 665442 Facebook The second of two profiles of Victoria Cross recipients whose graves can be found at Ford Park Cemetery. Captain Andrew Henry was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Battle of Inkerman. This battle was part of the Crimean War and took place inContinue reading “Captain Andrew Henry VC”

Alan Bricknell, Ford Park Cemetery Email 01752 665442 Facebook The first of two profiles of Victoria Cross recipients whose graves can be found at Ford Park Cemetery. George Hinckley was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Taiping rebellion in southern China, a massive civil war from 1850 to 1864, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing (Ching)Continue reading “George Hinckley VC”