Frederick George Dancox | |
Honorific Suffix: | VC |
Birth Date: | 1879 |
Birth Place: | Worcester, England |
Death Place: | near Masnieres, France |
Placeofburial: | No known grave |
Branch: | British Army |
Rank: | Private |
Unit: | Worcestershire Regiment |
Battles: | World War I |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Private Frederick George Dancox (1878[1] - 30 November 1917) was a British 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.
Dancox was about 38 years old, and a private in the 4th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment,[2] and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his deeds on 9 October 1917 at the Boesinghe sector, Belgium.
Dancox was killed in action near Masnieres, France, on 30 November 1917 and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing.[3] His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Worcestershire Regiment Museum in the Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Worcester.