Memorial in Dunorlan Park in Tunbridge Wells. 10 VC recipients had lived in Tunbridge Wells including the very first VC to be awarded to Charles Lucas, who as a mate on HMS Hecla (1839) during the Crimean War in 1854 picked a live shell with a burning fuse from the deck and threw it overboard. In February 1945 when the award of the Victoria Cross was announced Tunbridge Wells Council commissioned a poem by Herbert Hope Campbell. At the time Lionel Queripel was posted as missing, it was not until after the war that it was confirmed he was killed: We who are burghers of your native town Hail you today with your illustrious name, Your knightly valour wins for you renown; We glory in your courage and your fame! May we be worthy of your daring deed Performed by you in England’s hour of need. On 19 September 2007, Lionel Queripel's sword which had been held with B Coy the London Regiment was presented to the Royal Sussex Regiment Museum in Eastbourne. His surviving sister, her family and Regimental representatives were present. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum. References Bibliography British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997) Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) External links 1st British Airborne Division officers VC at Arnhem (Arnhem operation details and photos) The Arnhem Archive entry for Captain Queripel 1920 births 1944 deaths British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross British Army personnel killed in World War II British Parachute Regiment officers British World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst People from Royal Tunbridge Wells People from West Dorset District Royal Sussex Regiment officers Burials at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Military personnel from Dorset