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Jacob Rivers

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Died when: 33 years 115 days (399 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Jacob Rivers

Private Jacob Rivers VC (17 November 1881 – 12 March 1915) was a British Army soldier and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He was posthumously awarded the VC during the First World War for his actions during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915.


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