Samuel Vickery

Samuel Vickery

Samuel Vickery VC (February 6, 1873 - June 20, 1952) was an English 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.

Details

He was 24 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, British Army during the Tirah Campaign, India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 20 October 1897 during the attack on the Dargai Heights, Tirah, India, Private Vickery ran down the slope and rescued a wounded comrade under heavy fire, bringing him back to cover. He subsequently distinguished himself in the Waran Valley, killing three of the enemy who attacked him when he was separated from his company.

Further information

He later achieved the rank of corporal.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset "(Dorchester, Dorset, England)".

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)

External links

* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/wales.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Mid Glamorgan, Wales)"


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