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We remember Charles Geoffrey Vickers
We remember Charles Geoffrey Vickers
Timeline
Timeline
1883
sibling
Jessie Margaret Vickers
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1883
1891
sibling
William Burnell Vickers
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1891
1894
1915
awards
Victoria Cross (VC)
British Award/Decoration
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14th October 1915
1918
marriage
Helen T Newton
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21st March 1918
employment
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Economic Warfare
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employment
Administrator
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employment
Lawyer
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employment
Pioneering systems scientist
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employment
Writer
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service
British Army
Acting Major
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment
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service
British Army
Captain
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment
1/7 (Robin Hood) Battalion
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1982
death
Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
Source:8533546
16th March 1982
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Gender
| Gender | Source |
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| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| British Army | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment | Acting Major | |||
| British Army | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment | 1/7 (Robin Hood) Battalion | Captain |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
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| VC | British Award/Decoration | |
| Victoria Cross (VC) | British Award/Decoration |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
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| Jessie Anna Lomas | mother | ||
| Charles Henry Vickers | father |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
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| Jessie Margaret Vickers | sister | 1883 | |
| William Burnell Vickers | brother | 1891 |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen T Newton | wife | 21st March 1918 |
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Portrait photograph of Charles Geoffrey Vickers1/7 (Robin Hood) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters Captain Charles Geoffrey Vickers, Sherwood Foresters was awarded the Victoria Cross on 14 October 1915 in the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Captain Vickers survived the First World War and went on to serve as a lawyer, administrator, writer and pioneering systems scientist. During the Second World War, he served as Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Economic Warfare, in charge of economic intelligence and a member of the Joint Intelligence Committee. He received a knighthood for his services 1946. Sir Geoffrey Vickers died in 1982. The Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award has been presented by the International Society for the Systems Sciences every year since 1987 in his memory.
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Barbara27286 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Barbara27286 |
External Evidence
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| Victoria Cross citation, the London Gazette | Charlotte33 | |
| Profile on Wikipedia. | Trevor321 |
Multimedia
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| Portrait photograph of Charles Geoffrey Vickers | Charlotte33 | |
| portrait | olivier56465 | |
| Daily Mirror | Nigel60830 |
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