Lt Col Harry Norton Schofield VC
(1865-1931)

British Army Lieutenant Colonel and Victoria Cross recipient (from 1901)

Died aged c. 66

Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Norton Schofield, VC (29 January 1865 – 10 October 1931) was an English British Army officer and 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.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

David Dixon on Geograph
Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom
Gerald England on Geograph
Audenshaw, United Kingdom

In honour of these valiant men of Tameside awarded the Victoria Cross John Buckley 1813-1876 William Thomas Forshaw 1890-1943 Albert Hill 1895-1971 James Kirk 1897-1918 Andrew Moynihan 1831-1867 Arthur Herbert Procter 1890-1973 Harry Norton Schofield 1865-1931 Ernest Sykes 1885-1949

Town Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom where they was

Harry Norton Schofield VC 1865-1931 Originated from Audenshaw. Awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in the Boer War in 1899.

Ryecroft Hall, Audenshaw, United Kingdom where they lived