Benjamin Handley Geary Military person

Major Benjamin Handley Geary VC (29 June 1891 – 26 May 1976) was an English 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.

Personal facts

Benjamin Handley Geary
Birth dateJune 28, 1891
Birth place
London , Marylebone
Date of deathMay 26, 1976
Place of death
Niagara-on-the-Lake , Canada
Resting place
Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Military person

allegianceCanada
award
Victoria Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
British Army
Canadian Army
military unit
Royal Army Chaplains' Department
East Surrey Regiment

Benjamin Handley Geary on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://collections.civilization.ca/public/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=1100646
  2. http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/about/past/keble-and-the-great-war/second-lieutenant-benjamin-handley-geary-v.c.-1910
  3. http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/vc/vc04.html