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Geoffrey Woolley

VC OBE MC
Birth nameGeoffrey Harold Woolley
Born14 May 1892
Bethnal Green, London, England
Died10 December 1968 (aged 76)
West Chiltington, West Sussex, England
Buried
St Mary's Church, West Chiltington
50°57′16″N 0°27′00″W / 50.954425°N 0.449911°W / 50.954425; -0.449911
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1914–1920, 1940–1944
RankMajor
UnitLondon Regiment
Royal Army Chaplains' Department
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsVictoria Cross
Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
RelationsSir Leonard Woolley (brother)
George Cathcart Woolley (brother)

Geoffrey Harold Woolley, VC, OBE, MC (14 May 1892 – 10 December 1968) was a British Army infantry officer, Church of England priest, and Second World War military chaplain. He was the first British Territorial Army officer to be awarded 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.

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