Frederick George Room

Frederick George Room VC (31 May 1895 – 19 January 1932) 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.

Frederick George Room
Born	31 May 1895 Bristol, Gloucestershire
Died	19 January 1932 (aged 36) Bristol
Buried	Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lance-Corporal
Unit	The Royal Irish Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Victoria Cross

Early life

Frederick George Room was born in the Horfield suburb of Bristol, England.^[1]

Victoria Cross

He was 22 years old, and an acting lance-corporal in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 16 August 1917 at Frezenberg, Belgium, when the company which was holding a line of shell-holes and short trenches had many casualties, Lance-Corporal Room was in charge of the stretcher-bearers. He worked continuously under intense fire, dressing the wounded and helping to evacuate them. Throughout this period, with complete disregard for his own life, he showed unremitting devotion to his duties.^[2]

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London, England.^[1]

Death

Room died at a hospital in Bristol on 19 January 1932, aged 36, following a long period of illness.^[1] He is buried at Greenbank Cemetery in Bristol.^[1]

References

1. "Bristol Commemorates Acting Lance Corporal Frederick George Room". Lord Lieutenant of Bristol. 16 August 2017. from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
2. "No. 30338". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 October 1917. p. 10678.

• Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• VCs of the First World War - Passchendaele 1917 (Stephen Snelling, 1998)

External links

• (Avon)