Thomas William Gould

Thomas William Gould

Thomas William Gould VC (28 December 1914 - 6 December 2001) 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.

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when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 16 February 1942 north of Crete, in the Mediterranean, HM Submarine "Thrasher", after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked, and later, after surfacing, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. The first lieutenant (Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts) and Petty Officer Gould removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second was lying in a very confined space and they had to approach it lying full length. Petty Officer Gould then lay on his back with the bomb in his arms while the lieutenant dragged him along by the shoulders. It was 40 minutes before they got the bomb clear and dropped it over the side.

References

*British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997)
*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*Stephen Power,, Brandon Smith, Ashley Atkinson

External links

* [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/valgal/valour/INF3_0445.htm Lieutenant P.S.W. Roberts & Petty Officer Gould] in "The Art of War" exhibition at the UK National Archives


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