- Samuel Vickery
Samuel Vickery VC (
February 6 ,1873 -June 20 ,1952 ) 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.Details
He was 24 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion,
The Dorsetshire Regiment ,British Army during theTirah Campaign, India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
20 October 1897 during the attack on theDargai 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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