Tommy Gould VC MiD

White Ensign Lodge 9169 Memorial ~ Tommy Gould VC MiD

This memorial will be completed in January 2026.

The White Ensign Lodge 9169 Memorial honours all who those members of the Lodge that served and also Tommy Gould VC. The panel has been made from Lava Stone and overlaid with a permanent glaze in the Studio of Sonia Rinaldi in France.
  • Memorial Text
  • White Ensign Lodge 9169
  • Gold, Silver & Emerald Whitebeam trees have been planted here in memory of those members of the Lodge who have served in or with the Allied Special Forces and in honour of all our members who have now “Passed to Higher Service”.
  • One of those who has passed was awarded the Victoria Cross fro helping remove unexploded German bombs from the Submarine HMS Thrasher in 1982 along with Lt. Peter Roberts VC DSC.
  • Thomas William Gould, VC MiD (1914-2001) was a Royal Navy sailor and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
  • He was one of three Jewish recipients of the Victoria Cross in the Second World War.
Location of the memorial set amongst three Whitebeam trees, one gold, one silver and one emerald.

GALLERY

The Tommy Gould VC miniature medal collection frame is available for a sensible donation.

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