† 04/08/1917 · 32 jaar · Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, III.B.15; personal inscription: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Persoonlijke gegevens
Naam
Chavasse
Initialen
N.G.
Voornaam
Noel Godfrey
Geboortedatum en -plaats
Oxford; 09.11.1884
Beroep
Medical doctor
Familie
Son of The Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of Liverpool, of The Palace, 19, Abercromby Square, Liverpool.
Extra informatie
Information
Educated at Liverpool College and Trinity College, Oxford
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With his twin brother Christopher, he represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games (London, 1908) in the 400 metres.
Militaire gegevens
Rang
Capt.
Regiment / Eenheid
Royal Army Medical Corps
Sterfdatum
Leeftijd
32
Begraafplaats / Gedenkteken
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, III.B.15; personal inscription: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"
Andere informatie
Information 1
V.C. and Bar, M.C., Mentioned in Despatches
Information 2
Secondary unit: attd. 1/10 (Scottish) King's Liverpool Regiment
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Died of wounds
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His brother Aidan also fell.
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'The M.O.'s Lamp' was endowed to Oxford Branch in June 1920. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales - "In memory of N.G. Chavasse, V.C., R.A.M.C., and of Aidan Chavasse." (Donated by their brother.) Brass plaques kept at Talbot House.
