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Lieutenant Christopher Furness VC (17 May 1912 – 24 May 1940) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
6 de jun. de 2017 · Precisamente en una de estas cenas en la residencia de los Furness, ubicada en Burrough Court durante 1930, Lady Furness le presentó a una pareja de norteamericanos al príncipe, se trataba de Ernest Aldrich Simpson, un empresario que radicaba en Londres desde hacía tiempo junto a su esposa Wallis.
On 21 May 1940 the British Expeditionary force, confronted by the German advance south of its main line, which threatened the Channel Ports, counter-attacked at Arras but was repulsed. By the 23rd Arras itself was almost encircled and the decision was made to evacu- ate it.
26 de feb. de 2024 · In mid-May 1940, Christopher was aged 28 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards when, during the Battle of France, while he was commanding a Bren Gun Carrier platoon, the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
24 de may. de 2018 · Remembering the Fallen: on this day in 1940, Lieutenant the Honourable Christopher Furness VC, 1st Battalion, the Welsh Guards, was killed in action near Arras. The eldest son of the 1st Viscount Furness, he was educated at Eton College, and joined the army at the outbreak of the second world war.
Christopher Furness Venture capital was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Background.
Christopher Furness, primer barón Furness (23 de abril de 1852 - 10 de noviembre de 1912) fue un empresario británico y político del Partido Liberal. Furness nació en West Hartlepool, Durham el 23 de abril de 1852. Fue el séptimo hijo de John Furness de West Hartlepool y Averill Eastor Furness (de soltera Wilson).
