John Schofield (VC)
English Victoria Cross recipient (1892-1918)
title: "John Schofield (VC)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["british-world-war-i-recipients-of-the-victoria-cross", "lancashire-fusiliers-officers", "british-army-personnel-of-world-war-i", "people-educated-at-arnold-school", "british-military-personnel-killed-in-world-war-i", "1892-births", "1918-deaths", "people-from-blackburn", "royal-army-service-corps-soldiers", "british-army-recipients-of-the-victoria-cross", "military-personnel-from-lancashire"] description: "English Victoria Cross recipient (1892-1918)" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schofield_(VC)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary English Victoria Cross recipient (1892-1918) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | John Schofield |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| death_place | Givenchy, France |
| placeofburial | Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France |
| image | Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png |
| image_size | 125 |
| allegiance | United Kingdom |
| rank | Second Lieutenant |
| branch | |
| unit | Army Service Corps |
| Lancashire Fusiliers | |
| battles | World War I |
| awards | Victoria Cross |
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|name=John Schofield |honorific_suffix= |birth_date= |death_date= |birth_place=Blackburn, Lancashire, England |death_place=Givenchy, France |placeofburial=Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France |image=Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png |image_size=125 |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=United Kingdom |serviceyears= |rank=Second Lieutenant |branch= |commands= |unit=Army Service Corps Lancashire Fusiliers |battles=World War I |awards=Victoria Cross |relations= Second Lieutenant John Schofield VC (4 March 1892 – 9 April 1918) 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.
Before joining up, he attended Arnold School in Blackpool. Numerous memorials to his actions during the war can be found in the school's foyer and a plaque commemorating his VC can be found outside the school's memorial hall, inside of which the names of all the fallen old boys can be found.
He was 26 years old, and a temporary second lieutenant in the 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Fusilier Museum, Bury, England.
References
References
- {{London Gazette. (25 June 1918)
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/280580 CWGC entry]
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