Awards & Winners

John William Ormsby

Date of Birth 10-January-1881
Place of Birth Dewsbury
(United Kingdom, England, West Yorkshire)
Nationality United Kingdom
Profession Soldier
John William Ormsby VC MM 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. Ormsby was a career soldier first serving in the Second Boer War.

Awards by John William Ormsby

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1917


Victoria Cross
(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 14th April, 1917 acting as company sergeant during the first world war.)