
What is recorded here
This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: The paving slab below was unveiled by the Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire on 9 August 2016 in honour of Captain Noel G Chavasse VC and Bar, MC, as part of a nationwide programme of honour Victoria Cross winners of the First World War. Noel Chavasse was born on 9 November 1884 at 36 New Inn Hall Street and baptised in the church of St Peter-le-Bailey, now the chapel of St Peter's College. He was the only person to receive the Victoria Cross twice during the First World War. His identical twin brother, Christopher, was the first Master of St Peter's (1929-1939).
Noel Chavasse was a medical officer in the First World War and the only person to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice; his identical twin brother, Christopher, served as the first Master of St Peter's College, Oxford.
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