Arthur Vickers (VC)
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The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | |
Battles / wars | World War I |
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Arthur Vickers
Details
Vickers was 33 years old, and a
On 25 September 1915 at Hulloch, France, during an attack by his battalion on the first line German trenches, Private Vickers on his own initiative, went forward in front of his company under very heavy shell, rifle and machine-gun fire and cut the wires which were holding up a great part of his battalion. Although it was broad daylight at the time, he carried out this work standing up and his gallant action contributed largely to the success of the assault.
He received his medal from George V at Buckingham Palace in 1916.[2]
Further information
He later achieved the rank of sergeant, and served in the army until 1935.[2] He died in Birmingham in 1944 and is buried at the city's Witton Cemetery.[3]
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire), Warwick, England.
References
- ^ "No. 29371". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1915. p. 11450.
- ^ a b "Cash grant will help retsore grave of decorated war hero". Great Barr Observer. 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Private (Later Sergeant) A. Vickers, VC".
Bibliography
- Batchelor, Peter; Matson, Christopher (2011). The Western Front 1915. ISBN 978-0-7524-6057-4.
- Buzzell, Nora, ed. (1997). The Register of the Victoria Cross. ISBN 0-906324-27-0.
- ISBN 1-84342-356-1.