A successful 19th-century military commander, with important victories during the 2nd Afghan War and revitalised the campaign in the Boer War. Awarded the VC during the Indian Mutiny.
Lord Frederick Roberts VC
Tag: Victoria Cross
Henry Engleheart VC
On 15 Dec 1900, Engleheart was awarded the Victoria Cross for an act of extreme bravery carried out under direct enemy fire during the Second Boer War.
Oliver Brooks VC
Awarded the Victoria Cross in Loos, France, for actions in 1915. He lived in Windsor from 1919- 1940 and was a commissionaire at the White Hart Hotel.
Harry Greenwood VC
Born at the Victoria Barracks, Windsor and awarded the Victoria Cross in WWI at the Battle of the River Selle in October 1918.
Blue Plaque for Lord Roberts
A plaque was unveiled for Field Marshall Lord Roberts, featuring notable attendees, on 21 March 1997.
Blue Plaque for Hore-Ruthven
A plaque was unveiled in Windsor honouring Brigadier General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, a Victoria Cross recipient.
Blue Plaque for Hore-Ruthven
A plaque honouring Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Victoria Cross recipient, was unveiled in Windsor commemorating his bravery in Sudan.
Blue Plaque For Oliver Brooks
Sgt Oliver Brooks, a Victoria Cross recipient, honoured with a blue plaque at his Windsor home for World War I bravery.
Tribute to a Soldier’s Valour
Windsor-born Victoria Cross hero Harry Greenwood was honoured with a plaque commemorating his extraordinary bravery during the First World War.
Blue Plaque for Harry Greenwood
Windsor-born Victoria Cross hero Harry Greenwood was honoured with a plaque at his birthplace in Victoria Barracks.