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Cather may refer to: * Geoffrey Cather (1890–1916), Victoria Cross recipient * Joan Cather (1882-1967), British suffragette, awarded a Hunger Strike Medal * Geechy Guy, Michael Paul Cathers (1964-2023), American stand-up comedian * Mike Cather (born 1970), baseball player * Sharon Cather (1947-2019), American art historian * Ted Cather (1889–1945), baseball player * Willa Cather (1873–1947), author * William Cather Hook (1857–1921), judge See also * Cather Simpson, New Zealand-American physics/chemistry academic * Cathers (other), Cathers * Cather House (other) * Willa Cather Birthplace * Willa Cather House {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Cather
Geoffrey St. George Shillington Cather (11 October 1890 – 2 July 1916) was a 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. A soldier with the Royal Irish Fusiliers during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 1 July 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. Early life Cather was born in Streatham Hill, south-west London, on 11 October 1890 to Robert Gabriel "R. G." Cather, who worked for the tea merchant company Joseph Tetley & Co., and his wife Margaret Matilda , both from Northern Ireland. His mother was the sister of the politician David Graham Shillington. He was educated at Hazelwood School in Limpsfield before going onto Rugby School. His schooling was curtailed in his mid-teens by the death of his father. He went to work for his late father's company, Joseph Tetley & Co. He spent much of the period from 1911 to 1914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
