British Army general and recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Brigadier General
Charles FitzClarence
VC
Born
8 May 1865 Bishopscourt, County Kildare
Died
12 November 1914 (aged 49) Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Buried
Menin Gate Memorial
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1886–1914
Rank
Brigadier general
Unit
Royal Fusiliers Protectorate Regiment Irish Guards
Commands held
1st (Guards) Brigade
Battles/wars
Second Boer War World War I †
Awards
Victoria Cross
Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence, VC (8 May 1865 – 12 November 1914)[1] was an Anglo-Irish 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.
^"GEN. FITZCLARENCE KILLED.; Relative of the Earl of Munster Falls in Battle". The New York Times. 17 November 1914. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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