▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁The ▁Association ▁for ▁Prom oting ▁the ▁General ▁W elf are ▁of ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁( G W B , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁CL AR ITY ▁- ▁Emp loyment ▁for ▁Bl ind ▁People ). ▁He ▁provided ▁G W B ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 , ▁which ▁enabled ▁them ▁to ▁start ▁making ▁soap . ▁Tow se ' s ▁sister , ▁Be atrice ▁Julia ▁Beck with ▁Tow se , ▁was ▁a ▁committee ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dis abled ▁Offic ers ▁( s ic ) ▁Garden ▁Hom es ▁( former ly ▁Ex - O ffic ers ▁Direct ▁Supp ly ▁Association ) ▁organisation ; ▁she ▁lived ▁with ▁him ▁after ▁his ▁injury . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Vice ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁St ▁D unst ans ▁( now ▁Bl ind ▁V eter ans ▁UK ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁medal ▁His ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁is ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁Gordon ▁High land ers ▁Museum , ▁Aber de en , ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Medal ▁Ent it lement ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Mon uments ▁to ▁Cou rage ▁( David ▁Har vey , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁The ▁Register ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁( This ▁England , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁Scotland ' s ▁F org ot ten ▁Val our ▁( G raham ▁Ross , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁Victoria ▁Cross es ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - Bo er ▁War ▁(