Humphrey Osbaldston Brooke Firman

Date of Birth	24-November-1886
Place of Birth	Kensington (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, England, Greater London, United Kingdom, London)
Nationality	United Kingdom
Profession	Soldier
Humphrey Osbaldston Brooke Firman VC 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. Firman was born in 1886 to H. B. Firman, J.P., of New Malden, Surrey. When he was 29 years old, and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the First World War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his deeds on the night of 24 April 1916 in Mesopotamia in an attempt to resupply the forces trapped in the Siege of Kut. He was killed in action.

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Victoria Cross	(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 24-25th April, 1916 as Lieutenant of the SS Julnar during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)