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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Tanner, Dennis Frank Winton
Union Assurance Society Ltd.
| Rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
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| Regiment | Royal Air Force |
| Medal or honour | Military Cross, Bar to Military Cross, Bar to Military Cross |
| Additional information | |
| Appointed August 1914 aged 18. Decorated May 1917 when part of 8th Battalion France. First Bar awarded September 1917. Second Bar awarded February 1918. | |
Tansey, J A
Bradford
Fine Art and General Insurance Company Ltd.
| Rank | Corporal |
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| Regiment | Division Artillery Column |
| Medal or honour | 1915 Star |
Temple, J
Edinburgh Life Assurance Company
| Rank | Private or Lance Corporal |
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| Regiment | The Royal Scots Regiment 4th Battalion |
| Medal or honour | Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| Additional information | |
| Distinguished Conduct Medal gazetted 3 June 1916 for conspicuous pluck and presence of mind. "When a lighted bomb slipped into the sap, he shouted to the men to get away, and dropped a sandbag on the bomb. It exploded, and shattered his foot." | |
Templer, H E
London
New Zealand Insurance Company Ltd
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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| Regiment | Middlesex Regiment 10th Battalion |
| Medal or honour | 1914/1915 Star |
| Additional information | |
| Enlisted 04 August 1914 served in India, Egypt and Mesopotamia. | |
Thirsk, E S
Edinburgh Life Assurance Company
| Rank | Captain |
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| Regiment | Essex Regiment |
| Medal or honour | Military Cross |
Thoms, J M
Glasgow
Railway Passengers Assurance Company
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
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| Regiment | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
| Medal or honour | 1914 Star |
Thomson, Thomas Daniel
London
The Northern Assurance Company Ltd.
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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| Regiment | Gordon Highlanders attached 6th Battalion |
| Medal or honour | Military Cross |
| Additional information | |
Appointed 1900. Awarded for "conspicuous gallantry and initiative in command of a patrol of two men. About a mile from the front line he met and immediately attacked an enemy party of 15, killed two or three and wounded several more, and then fought a rearguard action back towards his line. He received five bullet wounds, but succeeded in driving off the enemy and bringing his men back, both of whom were wounded. He displayed splendid courage and determination."
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Tizard, H G
Cardiff
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company
| Rank | Bombardier |
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| Regiment | Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Medal or honour | 1914 - 1915 Star |
Tomlinson, D A
Hull
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company
| Rank | Private |
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| Regiment | Northumbrian Field Ambulance |
| Medal or honour | 1914 - 1915 Star |
Townend, R D G
London, Life Department
Yorkshire Insurance Company Ltd
| Rank | Captain |
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| Regiment | Royal Army Service Corps |
| Medal or honour | Military Cross |
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