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218709 Lt. Maurice James Dease VC. British Army 4th Btn. Royal Fusiliers from:Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland (d.23rd Aug 1914) Lieutenant Maurice Dease served with the 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers during WW1 and was killed in action on the 23rd August 1914 aged 24. He is buried in St. Symphorien Military Cemetery in Belgium. One of the first British officer battle casualties of the war and the first posthumous recipient of the VC in the Great War. He was the son of Edmund F. and Katherine M. Dease, of Levington, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. An extract from The London Gazette, dated 16th Nov., 1914, records the following:- Though two or three times badly wounded he continued to control the fire of his machine guns at Mons on 23rd Aug., until all his men were shot. He died of his wounds. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**