James Hewitson VC (15 October 1892- 2 March 1963) 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. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 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
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Born in Coniston, 15 October 1892, He was a 25 years old Lance-Corporal in the 1/4th Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. Lance Corporal is a Military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide and also by some Police forces and other uniformed organizations The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster was an Infantry Regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised on July 13, 1680 The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
On 26 April 1918 at Givenchy, France, in a daylight attack on a series of crater posts, Lance-Corporal Hewitson led his party to their objective, clearing the enemy from both trench and dug-outs, killing six who would not surrender. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Givenchy ( pronounced or zhee-von-shee) is a French brand of clothing accessories Perfumes and Cosmetics with This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. After capturing the final objective he saw a hostile machine-gun team coming into action against his men and working his way round the edge of the crater he attacked the team, killing four and capturing one. Shortly afterwards he routed a bombing party which was attacking a Lewis gun, killing six of them.
He died 2nd of March 1963 in Ulverston
Further information
He later achieved the rank of Corporal. Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations
The medal
Not publicly held.
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - Spring Offensive 1918 (Gerald Gliddon, 1997)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Cumbria)
- James Hewitson at Find A Grave
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