- William Addison
William Robert Fountains Addison VC,
Order of St. George (Russia) (18 September ,1883 —7 January ,1962 ) was an English recipient of theVictoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 32 years old, and a Chaplain in the
Army Chaplain's Department ,British Army , T/Chaplain of the Forces, 4th Class during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
9 April 1916 atSanna-i-Yat ,Mesopotamia , the Reverend William Addison carried a wounded man to the cover of a trench and helped several others to the same cover after binding up their wounds under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. In addition to these unaided efforts, his splendid example and utter disregard of personal danger, encouraged the stretcher-bearers to go forward under heavy fire and collect the wounded.External links
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/brookwoo.htm Burial location of William Addison] "(Brookwood Cemetery)"
* [http://www.tbcs.org.uk The Brookwood Cemetery Society] "(Holders of the Victoria Cross Commemorated in Brookwood Cemetery)"
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7711487 William Addison] at Find-A-Grave
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