Frederick George Room | |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1895 |
Death Date: | 19 January 1932 (aged 36) |
Birth Place: | Bristol, Gloucestershire |
Death Place: | Bristol |
Placeofburial: | Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol |
Rank: | Lance-Corporal |
Branch: | British Army |
Unit: | The Royal Irish Regiment |
Battles: | World War I |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
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 was born in the Horfield suburb of Bristol, England.[1]
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.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London, England.
Room died at a hospital in Bristol on 19 January 1932, aged 36, following a long period of illness. He is buried at Greenbank Cemetery in Bristol.