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Captain Thomas Victor Somerville DSO OBE MC with Bar (1896-1904)

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Captain Thomas Victor Somerville DSO OBE MC with Bar (1896-1904)

Thursday 21 May 2009

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Some of you may recall that it was Peter Gasgoyne-Lockwood (R57-64) who discovered that Captain Somerville had originally been recommended for a Victoria Cross, but that General Wavell had changed this to a DSO. To see Peter's research and read the full Distinguished article on Captain Somerville click here

I am in debted to Patrick Donnelly for allowing us to publish his account here.

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