George Edward Cates
Military Person
1892 – 1917
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Who was George Edward Cates?
George Edward Cates 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.
Cates was born on 9 May 1892 to George and Alice Ann Cates, of Wimbledon, London.
He was 24 years old, and a second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, British Army during the First World War, and was awarded the VC for his actions on 8 March 1917 at Bouchavesnes, France during which he was killed.
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