Neville Elliott-Cooper
Neville Bowes Elliott-Cooper, was a British Army officer and 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.Early life
Elliott-Cooper was born on 22 January 1889 in London, the youngest son of Sir Robert Elliott-Cooper. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
When he was 28 years old, and a temporary lieutenant colonel commanding the 8th Battalion the Royal Fusiliers, British Army, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 30 November 1917 east of La Vacquerie, near Cambrai, France during the Battle of Cambrai.Citation
He died of his wounds while a prisoner of war on 11 February 1918 in Hannover, Germany.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Fusiliers Museum, Tower of London, England.
