few days later. On his application Onions had his commissioned restored into the Rifle Brigade in August 1919. However, it was an honorary apportionment as he had to resign the commission on the same day. Like many temporary gentlemen Onions found life difficult after the War. He served in the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary. He lost two jobs due to neglect and in June 1925 was changed with fraud - namely bouncing a cheque for £5:00. He was treated leniently due to his military service and previous good record. In 1939 he was commissioned a captain in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment for National Defence, but resigned his commission in 1941. He was killed in a motoring accident in 1944. His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset, England. References http://theauxiliaries.com/men-alphabetical/men-o/onions-g/onions-g.html Location of grave and VC medal (Birmingham) VC research Lifestory from Lives of the First World War The 1st Battalion The Devonshire Regiment in World War One 1883 births 1944 deaths Burials in Warwickshire People from Bilston Devonshire Regiment soldiers Rifle Brigade officers British Army personnel of World War I British Army personnel of World War II Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers officers British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross Royal Irish Constabulary officers 3rd The King's Own Hussars soldiers People of the Easter Rising British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross Road incident deaths in England Military personnel from Staffordshire