George Gristock VC (14 June 1905 - 16 June 1940) was a 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. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
He was 35 years old, and a Warrant Officer Class II holding the appointment of Company Sergeant Major in The Royal Norfolk Regiment, British Army during the Second World War. A Warrant Officer ( WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. A Company Sergeant Major ( CSM) is the senior non-commissioned soldier of a company in the armies of many Commonwealth countries responsible for standards The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was an infantry Regiment of the British Army. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including During the Battle of France the 2nd battalion was part of the British Expeditionary Force. In World War II, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries The British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) was the British army sent to the Western Front in France and Belgium on the outbreak of
On 21 May 1940 near the River Escaut, Belgium, south of Tournai. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Scheldt (Dutch Schelde, French Escaut, Latin Scaldis) is a 350 km[http //www The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Tournai (in Dutch Doornik, in Latin: Tornacum) is a Walloon City and municipality of Belgium Company Sergeant-Major Gristock organized a party of eight riflemen and went forward to cover the company's right flank, where the enemy had broken through. He then went on with one man under heavy fire and was severely wounded in both legs, but having gained his fire position undetected, he managed to put out of action a machine-gun which was inflicting heavy casualties and kill the crew of four. He then dragged himself back to the right flank position but refused to be evacuated until contact with the battalion had been established. He later died of his wounds. * The Times reported, "By his gallant action the position of the company was secured, and many casualties prevented. "
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Further information
Grave/memorial at Bear Road Cemetery, Brighton, Sussex, England. War Graves Section. Plot Z. G. L. Grave 28. Headstone.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Norfolk Regiment Museum Norwich, England. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund
References
- British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997)
- Guards VC: Blitzkrieg 1940 (Dilip Sarkar, 1999)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
External links
- Warrant Officer Second Class G. Gristock in The Art of War exhibition at the UK National Archives
- Location of grave and VC medal (East Sussex)
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