| Date | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Source | Streets of Windsor & Eton |
| Reference | VC-0002 |
| Volume | The Victoria Cross |
| Collection | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead |
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Windsor VC Roads
During the early 1970s, the Broom Farm Estate in West Windsor was developed to provide married quarters for soldiers’ families stationed in Combermere and Victoria Barracks. The road names were chosen by the Army. They commemorate Guardsmen who were awarded the Victoria Cross during World War II. Leading from Guards Road, they are (those with a local borough connection are highlighted):
| Charlton | Guardsman Edward Charlton VC 2nd Battalion Irish Guards VC 1945 Wistedt, Germany |
| Furness | Lieutenant The Hon Christopher Furness VC 1st Battalion Welsh Guards VC May 1940, Arras, France |
| Kenneally | Lance Corporal John Kenneally VC Irish Guards VC Apr 1943, Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia |
| Liddell | Captain Ian Liddell VC 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards VC Apr 1945, Lingen, Germany |
| Lyell | Captain The Lord Charles Lyell VC 1st Battalion Scots Guards VC Apr 1943, Dj Bou Arada Tunisia |
| Nicholls | Lance Corporal Harry Nicholls VC 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards VC May 1940, nr River Escaut, Belgium |
| Sidney | Major William Sidney VC 5th Battalion Grenadier Guards VC Feb 1944, Anzio Italy |
| Wright | Company Sergeant Major Peter Wright VC 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards VC Sep 1943, Salerno, Italy |
There is also Wyatt Road, located near Broom Farm, but the source of the name is unconfirmed. It is possibly named after one of these gentlemen:
- Lance Corporal George Harry Wyatt VC (1886 – 1964) of the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards; VC Aug 1914, Landrecies, France.
- Sir Jeffry Wyatt (aka Wyatville) (1766 – 1840), who remodelled the Castle in the reign of George IV.
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Curator's References
Source: “Streets of Windsor and Eton” by the Windsor Local History Group.