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Lieutenant Christopher Furness VC (17 May 1912 – 24 May 1940) was a British Army officer 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.
24 mai 2020 · Le lieutenant Christopher Furness des Welsh Guards part à l’assaut des canons allemands avec quelques blindés. Il est tué au cours de cette attaque mais la route est débloquée. Le lieutenant...
26 févr. 2024 · Lieutenant The Hon. Christopher Furness. 2501487. View record on CWGC. 'KILLED DURING THE BATTLE OF FRANCE...' Christopher Furness was born in London on 17th May 1912, the eldest son of The Honourable Marmaduke Furness (later the 1st Viscount Furness) and his first wife Ada "Daisy" (née Hogg) and was educated at Eton College.
Citation. Lieutenant the Honourable C Furness was in command of the Carrier Platoon, Welsh Guards, during the period 17th-24th May, 1940, when his Battalion formed part of the garrison of Arras. During this time his platoon was constantly patrolling in advance of or between the widely dispersed parts of the perimeter, and fought many local ...
Sans hésiter, le lieutenant Christopher Furness des Welsh Guards, va, avec quelques chenillettes de sa Compagnie, et avec l'aide de quelques chars légers anglais (qui étaient initialement attachés à la défense d'Arras), tenter de déloger ces canons, afin que la colonne de véhicules anglais puisse passer.
- André Coilliot
- 1994
24 mai 2018 · Remembering the Fallen: on this day in 1940, Lieutenant the Honourable Christopher Furness VC, 1st Battalion, the Welsh Guards, was killed in action near Arras. The eldest son of the 1st Viscount Furness, he was educated at Eton College, and joined the army at the outbreak of the second world war.
Christopher Furness (1912-1940) was born in London on 17th May 1912, the son of Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness, and his wife, Ada Daisy (nee Hogg). His father hailed from the North East, being born in West Hartlepool, and his mother also hailed from the area being born in Seaton Carew. They married in Hartlepool on 11th January 1904, and their daughter, and Christopher’s only ...
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