Joseph Harcourt Tombs
Joseph Harcourt Tombs | |
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| Born | 23 March 1887 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 28 June 1966 (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Buried | Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Canada |
| Branch | British Army Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1912−1920 (UK) 1939−1944 (Canada) |
| Rank | Corporal (UK) Sergeant (Canada) |
| Service number | 10073 |
| Unit | King's (Liverpool Regiment) The Royal Canadian Regiment |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Cross of St George 4th Class (Russia) |
Sergeant Joseph Harcourt Tombs VC (23 March 1887 − 28 June 1966), born Frederick Griffith Tombs, who under the name Joseph Tombs, was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award of the British (Imperial) honours system. The VC is awarded for ‘most conspicuous bravery … in the presence of the enemy’.