Employees honoured
Staff of Aviva constituent companies decorated for their actions in the 1914–1918 War.
”Home dwellers can never know what these men are suffering and cheerfully too, that they may live in safety, and in the days to come you can never think enough or do enough for any of these brave fellows who have marched and fought and bled for their country“
- Army Chaplain William Menzies
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Oakley, H J P
London
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company
| Rank | Staff Captain |
|---|---|
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 40th Division Artillery |
| Medal or honour | Military Cross |
Oates, H F
Doncaster
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Regiment | The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) |
| Medal or honour | 1914 - 1915 Star |
Oliver, D H
Dublin
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company
| Rank | Captain |
|---|---|
| Regiment | Royal Flying Corps |
| Medal or honour | Military Cross |
| Additional information | |
| His actions were described as follows: "His gallantry and determination have been most marked. He carried out a successful reconnaissance flying at a height of 500 feet under heavy fire. Despite the fact that his machine had received a direct hit from a shell he succeeded in landing it at the aerodrome and brought back information of the greatest value. On the following day he carried out at a low altitude patrol under heavy machine gun and rifle fire." | |
Orford, Frederick Stanley
Birmingham
The Northern Assurance Company Ltd.
| Rank | Lieutenant |
|---|---|
| Regiment | Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion |
| Medal or honour | Military Cross |
| Additional information | |
Decorated July 1918.
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Osterroth, F
Head Office
Fine Art and General Insurance Company Ltd.
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Regiment | King's African Rifles |
| Medal or honour | 1915 Star |
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