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Lieutenant Geoffrey St. George Shillington Cather (11 October 1890 – 2 July 1916) was born in the Streatham Hill area of south-west London. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cather was born on 11 October 1890 to R. G. Cather and Mrs. M. M. Cather.〔(Cather, Geoffrey St George ), Commonwealth War Graves Commission〕 He joined the Artists Rifles〔Barry Gregory. A History of the Artists Rifles 1859-1947. Pen & Sword, Barnsley. 2006. page 314〕 during the First World War. As a 25-year-old lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, he was awarded the VC for his actions on 1 July 1916 near Hamel, France.〔( Find-A-Grave profile for Geoffrey St. George Shillington Cather )〕 His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of The Royal Irish Fusiliers, Armagh, Northern Ireland. ==References== *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) *VCs of the First World War - The Somme (Gerald Gliddon, 1994) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geoffrey Cather」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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