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this doctor was the kind of man that gave troops hope and confidence that they would be looked after -- a tradition that continues to this day.

Not only was Noel Godfrey Chavasse a true hero in the real sense of the word for the work he did for the medical team of the 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish) but it is worth pointing out that he won his TWO VC's without firing a shot.

There is a book about him titled "Chavasse Double VC" by Ann Clayton published by Leo Cooper.

From the Great War Primary Documents Archive, www.gwpda.org/bio/c/chavasse.html ; and courtesy of Ian Jones, www.chavasse.u-net.com/chavasse.html

Noel Chavasse attended Liverpool College, the school that both my children have attended. There is a portrait of him in the school library and a bust of him in the chapel. The school's Combined Cadet Force has a Chavasse Platoon named after him. His bravery is also commemorated as the centrepiece of a memorial to Victoria Cross winners in Liverpool University's Abercromby Square. His brother Aidan's name is on the panels dedicated to the missing of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment on the Menin Gate.

A copy of the entry relating to R R Inwood from the Australian Dictionary of Biography can be seen at abd.anu.edu.au/biography/inwood-reginald-roy-6795

UK Victoria Cross Medals database has the following: Name:Reginald Roy Inwood Birth Date:14 Jul 1890 Birth Place:Renmark, North Adelaide, South Australia Death Date:23 Oct 1971 Death Place:Tara Private Hospital, St Peter's, Adelaide Regimental number 506 10th Battalion (SA) Austalian Imperial Force Australia Birth Index shows his father as Edward Inwood and mother Mary Ann Minney born North Adelaide 14 Jul 1890. His Wikipedia entry is here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Inwood And www.anzacday.org.au additional details www.anzacday.org.au/education/medals/vc/details/inwood.html Service record details: www.awm.gov.au/units/people_564.asp www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?key=INWOOD/RR/506 shows Brothers: 320 Pte Harold ray INWOOD, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 10 September 1917; 1533 Sergeant Robert Minney INWOOD, 10th Bn, killed in action, 24 July 1916. Details of the action at Polygon Wood www.polygonwood.com/The%20Battle%20for%20Polygon%20Wood.htm

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Portrait photo of Dwyer

He's my great grand father. What a legend!

Paul Hutchins Definitely a legend. If you have any info, photos - or even family anecdotes - it would be great to see them. Thanks.

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