Rifleman George Peachment VC

Rifleman George Peachment VC

Early Life & Enlistment George Peachment was born on 5th May 1897 in Bury, Lancashire. After leaving school, he worked as an apprentice fitter, but like many young men of his generation, he was determined to serve when war broke out in 1914. At first, his youth held...
Serjeant Edward Cooper VC

Serjeant Edward Cooper VC

From Fruit Cart to Front Lines Edward Cooper was born in Stockton-on-Tees in May 1896, and left school at just 13 to begin life as an errand boy in his uncle’s butcher shop. By the outbreak of the First World War, he was running his own Co-operative Society fruit...
Major-General Robert “Black Bob” Craufurd

Major-General Robert “Black Bob” Craufurd

Unknown Author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Major-General Robert Craufurd was an extraordinary man with an extensive military career who commanded a light brigade in Wellington’s army, later the Light Division. Thanks to his fiery temper and his tendency...