Frederick George Room
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Early life
Frederick George Room was born in the Horfield suburb of Bristol, England.[1]
Victoria Cross
He was 22 years old, and an acting lance-corporal in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Template:QuoteHis Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London, England.[1]
Death
Room died at a hospital in Bristol on 19 January 1932, aged 36, following a long period of illness.[1] He is buried at Greenbank Cemetery in Bristol.[1]
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - Passchendaele 1917 (Stephen Snelling, 1998)
External links
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- 1895 births
- 1932 deaths
- Military personnel from Bristol
- Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922) soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross