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George Onions VC (2 March 1883 – 2 April 1944) 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.Onions first served with the 3rd Hussars and was involved in the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.Onions was 35 years old, and a Lance-Corporal in the 1st Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On 22 August 1918 south of Achiet-le-Petit, France, Lance-Corporal Onions, having been sent out with one man to get in touch with the battalion on the right flank, saw the enemy advancing in large numbers.

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rdfs:comment	George Onions VC (2 March 1883 – 2 April 1944) 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.Onions first served with the 3rd Hussars and was involved in the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.Onions was 35 years old, and a Lance-Corporal in the 1st Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On 22 August 1918 south of Achiet-le-Petit, France, Lance-Corporal Onions, having been sent out with one man to get in touch with the battalion on the right flank, saw the enemy advancing in large numbers.
foaf:name	George Onions Onions, George
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dc:description	Recipient of the Victoria Cross
award	dbpedia:Victoria_Cross
birth date	1883-03-02(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Bilston Staffordshire
birth year	1883-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1944-04-02(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Birmingham
death year	1944-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military branch	British Army
military unit	6th Regiment of Foot Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) The Devonshire Regiment 3rd The King's Own Hussars
resting place	Birmingham
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Victoria_Cross_Medal_without_Bar.png?width=300

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